Circular knife
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- Title:
- Circular knife
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- Circular knife, believed to be worn on a wrist; blade edge is covered, ends of cover have copper fittings, interior opening has cover with wire decoration; origin Turkana people of Kenya.
- Collection Title:
- Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
- Media Type:
- Objects
- Topical Subject:
- Kenya--Civilization--20th century and Knives--Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Geographic Subject:
- Africa, Kenya, Africa, Sub-Saharan, and Africa, East
- Shelving Locator:
- 1989.001.104c
- Date Digital:
- 2009-08
- Digitization Specifications:
- 300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 32229
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