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Sickle Knife

Mangbetu

Artwork Details

Sickle Knife
20th century
Mangbetu
iron blade with iron wire wrapped handle
1 1/16 x 17 7/16 x 5 15/16 in. (2.7 x 44.3 x 15.2 cm);
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.58

Description

Classical knife with long wooden handle, wrapped with flat iron wire; typical pierced iron blade.

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