Letter opener

Museum number:
5-14039
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3566
Description:
Letter opener; ebony; scimitar-shaped blade surmounted by realistically carved male head; length: 28 cm.
Donor:
Alvin O. Pierce
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa; Nigeria; Bini (Benin)
Culture or time period:
Bini Tribe
Collector:
Alvin O. Pierce
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ebony (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Letter openers
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 5-14039, described as Letter opener; ebony; scimitar-shaped blade surmounted by realistically carved male head; length: 28 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 5-14039, described as Letter opener; ebony; scimitar-shaped blade surmounted by realistically carved male head; length: 28 cm.

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