Wood handled metal utensil

Museum number:
5-14285
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3572
Description:
Machete. Iron blade with triangular notch. Incised chevrons on one face. Worn wood handle with 3 nails in place. Length 44 centimeters.
Donor:
Ronald Grimes
Collection place:
Ituri Rainforest, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Zaire; Ituri Forest Pygmy
Culture or time period:
Pygmy
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wood handled metal utensil, accession number 5-14285, described as Machete. Iron blade with triangular notch. Incised chevrons on one face. Worn wood handle with 3 nails in place. Length 44 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood handled metal utensil, accession number 5-14285, described as Machete. Iron blade with triangular notch. Incised chevrons on one face. Worn wood handle with 3 nails in place. Length 44 centimeters.

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