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Detail: Hilt
Knife
Mangbetu
20th century
Object Place: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/Technique
Steel, wood, leather, and fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William E. Teel
Accession Number2014.288
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
ProvenanceJacques van Overstraeten, Brussels. December 2, 1991, sold by Marc Leo Felix (dealer), Brussels, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)