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Mongo

Knife and Sheath

Mongo or possibly Kundu, 2000

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Mongo

Knife and Sheath

Mongo or possibly Kundu, 2000

Physical Qualities Wood, metal, sheet metal / copper, tacks, wire, 18 7/8 x 5 3/16 x 4 5/16 in. (48 x 13.2 x 11 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Geneviève McMillan in Memory of Reba Stewart
Object Number 2008.186a-b
a) Knife b) Sheath
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Geneviève McMillan, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Inscribed: On handle, in black ink: "AR48". On back of sheath, in white paint: "AR48".

Culture

Mongo

2000–2000

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