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Knobkerrie

late 19th century
Object PlaceSouth Africa
Medium/TechniqueWood, copper alloy nails
DimensionsOverall: 55 cm (21 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Udo Horstmann
Accession number2013.899
On View
Not on view
Provenance1985, sold by a dealer in Berlin to Udo and Waltraut Hortmann, Berlin and Zug, Switzerland; 2013, gift of Udo and Waltraut Horstmann to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)
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