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Object Number
2011.19.9.1
Display Title
Sword; steel blade with wire-covered wood grip; silver colored metal on pommel
Descriptions
Object Description
Sword; discolored steel blade with central ridge down both sides, alternating brown and black wire-covered wood handle, silver-colored metal covered conical pommel
Inventory Description
Sword, steel blade, ridged, alternating brown and black wire-covered wood handle, metal covered conical pommel
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1966 or earlier
Culture
- Lele
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Materials
Wood Wire Steel Metal
Dimensions
Other: 68.2 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm (26 7/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.19.9.1
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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