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Throwing knife / Prestige object (sengese)

Mafa
mid-20th century
Object Place: Cameroon

Medium/Technique Metal
Dimensions Overall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Timothy Phillips
Accession Number2006.2044
ClassificationsArms and armor

ProvenanceBetween 2000 and 2006, acquired by Timothy Phillips, Boston [see note]; 2006, year-end gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 24, 2007)

NOTE: Probably purchased from a dealer in Paris, Brussels, or New York.