Knife
42-30-571
From: Gabon
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 42-30-571 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Fang |
| Provenience | Gabon |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Wood |
| Description | Iron blade, the sides parallel for most of their length, then rounded to point; slight medial ridge on each face; wide, flat "stem" with raised edges and with horzontal barbs at its base. Cylindrical wooden grip with short straight guard and with double tongue extending the length of the "stem" on each face and ornamented with fine incised cross-hatching. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number | 258B - Collector Number |
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