Currency Knife
Ngombe · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MND-33
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- Height
- 65 cm
- Material
- Iron, no wooden grip.
Knife used as a tool to work in the field, to cut herbs and as a weapon of defense and attack, also used as a barter…
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Full original description
Knife used as a tool to work in the field, to cut herbs and as a weapon of defense and attack, also used as a barter coin before the introduction of the modern currency. In addition to these uses this knife has been known as beheading knife."
Further technical information
- Width
- 10 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the 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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