Knife

Object Details

Collector

Mr. Herbert Ward

Donor Name

Mrs. Sarita S. Ward

From card: "One copper, one brass, 6 iron blades. The blades are sickle shaped and are perforated with from one to seven curcular holes. The handles are of wood and ivory. 2 of the handles are wrapped with fine twisted brass wire. Cleaned and restored, see Restoration Record. Refs.: 1) Baessler Archiv vol. 11 (1927), p. 83, #151. 2) Czeckanowski, J. Forschungen im Nil-Kongo-Zwischengebiet v. 2, pl. 33-d, and v. 5, pl. 94."

Record Last Modified

25 Mar 2021

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Mangbetu

Accession Date

24 Oct 1921

Accession Number

067312

USNM Number

E322663-3

Object Type

Knife

Place

Congo, Republic of, Africa

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Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8546689

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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