Knife
84-17-1
From: West Africa | Gabon
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 84-17-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | West Africa | Gabon |
| Date Made | 19th century |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Metal | Wood |
| Iconography | Bird Head |
| Description | Metal blade in the shape of a stylized bird's head. Triangular cut-out "eye". Single barb on blade near handle. Incised line around edge of "head" and "eye". Raised line with oval inset to indicate a "beak" and down center of "neck". Wooden handle with conical tip. |
| Length | 30.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Miller, 1984 |
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