Knife
84-17-2
From: West Africa | Gabon
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 84-17-2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | West Africa | Gabon |
Date Made | 19th century |
Section | African |
Materials | Metal |
Iconography | Bird Head |
Description | Metal blade in shape of styllized bird's head. Triangular cut-out eye. Single barb on blade near handle, incised line around edge of head and eye. Raised line with oval inset to indicate a beak and down center of neck. Ridge separating head proper from neck. Line of incised cross-hatching on oval inset of beak. Incised eye design within oval inset. Metal ribbon wrapped handle with conical metal tip. |
Length | 38 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Miller, 1984 |
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