Title
Throwing knife with blade shaped like a birds head, probably a hornbill
Caption
Throwing knife with blade shaped like a birds head, probably a hornbill, In addition to their use as weapons these knives were important trade items, served as status symbols for chiefs and sometimes as grave goods. Gabon, Equatorial Africa. Kota. 19th 20th c
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A21_394
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
32,0Mb (1012,8Kb) / 11,3in x 11,0in / 3378 x 3308 (300dpi)