Knife
42-30-501
From: Northeastern Zaire | Zaire
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 42-30-501 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mangbetu |
| Provenience | Northeastern Zaire | Zaire |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Ivory |
| Description | Simple, undecorated, beaked metal blade with concave cutting edge; projection on each side at base of blade. Long tang extending the full length of the ivory grip which is lentoid in section, with concave edges, to a deep groove 4.2 cm. from the blade; from the groove to the end, the grip is almost circular in section. |
| Length | 35 cm |
| Width | 16.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number | 375 - Collector Number |
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