Knife
42-30-545A
From: Zaire
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 42-30-545A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baluba |
| Provenience | Zaire |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Wood | Brass |
| Description | Pointed, slightly shouldered, double-edged iron blade expanding to a point near the grip; contracted from this point to the tang which is inserted through the roughly spool-shaped wooden grip and forms a diamond-shaped pommel. Band of fine grooving to one side of middle on opposite sides of the two faces of the blade. Grip partly wrapped with carinated strip of brass. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number | 381 - Collector Number |
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