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Knife

1800s

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker

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Medium
Iron, wood, copper alloy, metal, rawhide, and plant fiber
Measurements
Overall: 57.4 cm (22 5/8 in.); Blade: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1022
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An iron and wood knife is encased in a rectangular rawhide sheath. The cylindrical handle is wrapped in horizontal bands of light-colored metal and topped by a conical, gold-toned cap. A flat, dark-gray metal plate with a small side ring caps the sheath. Below, the wrinkled tan rawhide body is decorated with three vertical rows of braided brown fiber and finished with a gold-toned metal band at the base.

Knife

1800s

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker

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