Knife
Unidentified Azande maker
19th-20th century
Iron, wood, and brass
Overall: 31 5/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (79.5 × 4.7 × 5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dana G. Mead
181.21.26278
Geography
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Dana G. Mead, New York, between 1957-1978 ("while I was on active duty in the Army"); given to present collection, 1981.
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