Metal knife leather handle and sheath, leather, w/ cloth string

Museum number:
5-1591a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21051591a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1302
Description:
Suku chief’s knife, skin-coated handle and sheath; Mbele a poku; 25 1/4” length.
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Suku
Culture or time period:
Suku
Materials:
Leather and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Metal knife leather handle and sheath, leather, w/ cloth string, accession number 5-1591a,b, described as Suku chief’s knife, skin-coated handle and sheath; Mbele a poku; 25 1/4” length.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metal knife leather handle and sheath, leather, w/ cloth string, accession number 5-1591a,b, described as Suku chief’s knife, skin-coated handle and sheath; Mbele a poku; 25 1/4” length.

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