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Dagger with carved wooden handle
Dagger with carved wooden handle
Object Number 2011.19.6
Display Title Dagger with carved wooden handle
Descriptions
Object Description Dagger with carved wooden handle, central ridge on blade, slight hourglass-shaped handle, triangular patterns carved into handle, slight wood damage at base, dark discoloration of metal
Inventory Description Dagger, carved wooden hourglass shaped handle, incised lines, raised ridge on metal blade, tapered to point
Classification
  • Dagger
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lele
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood Metal
Dimensions Other: 36.3 x 4 x 2.5 cm (14 5/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.19.6
Credit Line Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)
Donor Donated by André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)

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