Object Number | 42-30-497 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mangbetu |
Provenience | Zaire |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory | Iron |
Description | Beaked metal blade with concave cutting edge; two pierced round holes; one projection from back, one from base of cutting edge. Long tang extending the full length of the ivory grip, lentoid in section and with one wide deep groove about 4 cm. from blade, the edges of the grip between the groove and the blade slightly concave. |
Length | 36 cm |
Width | 21 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
Other Number | 373A - Collector Number |
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