Knife with "W" Shaped Blade

Knife with "W" Shaped Blade, 20th century

  • African

Wood and metal

  • Framed: Overall: 17 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 3 inches (44.5 × 14 × 7.6 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Robert Chambers

1990.283

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

  • Metal
  • Wood
  • Handle
  • Geometric pattern
  • Knife

Details

Provenance

Mrs. Robert Chambers; 1990-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Rights Status

African, Knife with "W" Shaped Blade, 20th century, wood and metal. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Robert Chambers, 1990.283.

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