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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Congolese, Mangbetu people
Title:Ceremonial Knife (trumbash)
Materials:iron
Place Made:Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Measurements:Overall: 15 11/16 in x 9 7/8 in x 2 in; 39.8 cm x 25.1 cm x 5.1 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1979.133
Credit Line:Gift of Peter Marks, Class of 1956, and Mrs. Marks
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Single iron scimitar blade pierced with three holes; wooden handle with wire wrappings.

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