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Throwing knife / Prestige object (sengese)
Throwing knife / Prestige object (sengese)

Throwing knife / Prestige object (sengese)

mid-20th century
Object PlaceCameroon
Medium/TechniqueMetal
DimensionsOverall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Timothy Phillips
Accession number2006.2044
On View
On view
ClassificationsArms and armor
ProvenanceBetween 2000 and 2006, acquired by Timothy Phillips, Boston [see note]; 2006, year-end gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 24, 2007)

NOTE: Probably purchased from a dealer in Paris, Brussels, or New York.
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