Lese chief's war knife
date: label: Accession Date
content: 12 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1993 to 1998
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. William F. Wheeler
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. William F. Wheeler
notes: label: Notes
content: Large, heavy knife, with carved wooden handle and steel blade. Double-edged blade has cross shape near the base, and is curved at the top in a 90 degree angle. Donor's notes say "Lese war chief's knife, Dui village, 19th century"
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 Apr 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Dui Village, Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Lese
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2036145
label: USNM Number
content: E432255-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Knife
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 45 cm