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Photo ©2012, Detroit Institute of Arts
Knife Case
(African)
- Date
- 16th/18th Century
- Medium
- Ivory
- Dimensions
- 10 x 4 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. (25.4 x 10.8 x 11.1 cm)
- Department
- Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Credit
- City of Detroit Purchase
- Accession No.
- 25.183.A
- Keywords
- carved, ivory, storage
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