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Date19th century
MediumIron, wood, copper alloy
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 9 × 1 in. (23.5 × 22.9 × 2.6 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.52
On view
DescriptionThrowing knife in the form of a bird used by the Kota and Fang (Bantu) in dance rituals. Also known as a Osele.
Additional Details
Inscribed
Separate tag labeled "13"
Unknown artist, Polynesian
Date: after 1770
Medium: Ironwood, also known as toa wood (casuarina equisetifolia or she-oak)
Object number: 2023.10.28
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1825-50
Medium: Wood with paint and abalone
Object number: 1984.470
Unknown artist
Date: 20th century
Medium: Wood with paint and lacquer
Object number: 2023.10.31
Unknown artist
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Wood with paint
Object number: 1984.473
Date: c. 700-1550 CE
Medium: Gold or tumbaga (gold and copper alloy)
Object number: 2004.2
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: c. 960-1127
Medium: Stoneware with white glaze
Object number: 2016.6.4