Circuit Knife
Kongo · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: ARM-1
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- Height
- 21 cm
- Material
- Wood, steel and brass.
A knife called circumcision, which is also used for the excision suffered by young men and women at the end of the initiation period. Wooden handle…
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Full original description
A knife called circumcision, which is also used for the excision suffered by young men and women at the end of the initiation period. Wooden handle covered in part a thin sheet of coiled brass.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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