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Scarification knife

Kuba

Artwork Details

Scarification knife
circa 1935
Kuba
steel and copper wire
4 1/4 in x 1/4 in x 13/16 in (10.8 cm x 0.6 cm x 2 cm)
Gift of Janine and Michael Heymann, San Francisco
1985/2.69

Description

This instrument may also have been intended for embroidering raffia cloth or for use as a hair ornament.

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