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Item Information
TitleBush knife
Datecirca 1951-1971
Material TypeCutting tools
DescriptionBush knife with machete-shaped blade and wooden handle wrapped in thin strips of metal; origin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbo people.
DimensionsLength: 47 cm.
SubjectKnives -- Africa
Mbo (Congolese (Democratic Republic) people)
Geographic RegionAfrica
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Africa, Central
Congo (Democratic Republic)
CollectorTowles, Joseph A.
Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in RepositoryJoseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number1989.001.034b
Holding InstitutionAvery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital CollectionAvery Research Center Artifact Collection
RightsDigital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
Media TypeObjects
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