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Loan Object
Photo by Johan Vipper
Photo credit: Johan Vipper
Knife
n.d.
Wood, steel, ivory and cloth; carved, hammered
41.5 × 2.5 cm (16 5/16 × 1 in.)
base: 5 × 5 × 6.5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
base: 5 × 5 × 6.5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2012.30.369
Geography:
Made in Mentawai, Indonesia
Culture:
Mentawai
Classification:
Arms and Armor
Provenance:
Ex-collection: R. Burawoy, Paris
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
