Knife

Description

Iron throwing knife with three blades, one crescentic, and two straight on opposite sides of stem, with grip wrapped in plaited twine: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Welle River

Museum reference

A.1904.34

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Knife

Production information

Unknown
Welle River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa

Materials

Iron, Twine

Physical description

Iron; grip wrapped in plaited twine

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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