Metal knife w/ wooden handle

Museum number:
5-14303
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014303
Object count:
1
Description:
Knife. "Poko." Stained and carved wood handle with 1 circular perforation. Angular white metal blade, rusted. Handle has blackened dimples at grip end and geometric carvings at sides. Length 20.1 centimeters.
Collection place:
Dilolo Gare, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Zaire; Katanga Prov.; Dilolo Gare; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Metal knife w/ wooden handle, accession number 5-14303, described as Knife. "Poko." Stained and carved wood handle with 1 circular perforation. Angular white metal blade, rusted. Handle has blackened dimples at grip end and geometric carvings at sides. Length 20.1 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metal knife w/ wooden handle, accession number 5-14303, described as Knife. "Poko." Stained and carved wood handle with 1 circular perforation. Angular white metal blade, rusted. Handle has blackened dimples at grip end and geometric carvings at sides. Length 20.1 centimeters.

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