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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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