Knife
68-18-5
From: Gabon
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 68-18-5 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Fang |
Provenience | Gabon |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Wood |
Description | Iron blade, sides parallel then tapering to a point; low medial ridge on both faces of the blade; two sets of barbs, one on blade base, one on end of tang which is inserted into wooden grip in tongue-and-groove setting; wooden grip is cylindrical extending in flat faces the length of the tang. Linear scratched decoration on both faces of blade base. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. S. Logan Kerr, 1968 |
Other Number | 5 uncertain - Collector Number |
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