Konkoba, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa
Accession Date:
8 Oct 1996
Collection Date:
1975 to 1976
Notes:
CYLINDRICAL WOODEN HANDLE IN NATURAL COLOR HAS BURNT BUTT & BURNT CURVILINEAR DESIGN. RUSTED METAL BLADE IS CURVED AT END. LABEL "18" TAPED TO BLADE. KNIFE IS MADE BY MEN FOR WOMEN TO USE IN COOKING. WOMEN USE THE KNIFE WORKING BACKWARDS TOWARD THEMSELVES. SEE MANUSCRIPT P. 137.