Knife

Unidentified maker (Democratic Republic of Congo)

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Metal and wood

Overall: 20 in. (50.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Bernard S. Frank and Paul Keil

183.6.26387

Geography

Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Bernard S. Frank, Millburn, New Jersey and Paul Keil, Solvang, California; given to present collection, 1983.

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