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Wooden mask with a superstructure of curling horns with blue pigment. The face of the mask is white and the mouth is open with pointed teeth. Attached below the mouth is a panel of fur, possibly monkey fur. The forehead is dark in color while there is blue pigment above each eye. On each side of the head are possible animal figures or horns, while atop the forehead sits another set of horns or hairstyle that points downward, carved with a spiral design. 
Igbo (Igbo (Southern Nigerian style, culture))
Mask
1900 – 1978
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Weston
1978/2.14
This throwing-knife has a long shaft with a leather-wrapped handle. It is comprised of two blades. One blade forms a large hook at the top of the weapon and a small blade protrudes in the opposite direction, just below the first blade. There are small incised patterns along the edge of the blades. The hooked blade also has a ridged, slightly raised center.  
Matakam (Matakam)
Throwing knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.116
This throwing knife has a long, slender shaft. The shaft curves slightly downward at its end. On the end of the shaft are two small, leaf-shaped blades which extend in opposite directions. Another small, leaf-shaped blade, or spur, protrudes downward from the inside of the main curve of the shaft. The handle of the knife is wrapped with leather.  
Masalit
Throwing knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.114
Metal blade with wooden handle. The metal blade is long and narrow and triangular at its end point. The wooden handle is split down the middle. Only one side of the blade has been decorated with long incisions. There is a small hole in the center of the triangular section of the blade. 
Knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.115
This multi-bladed knife has three blades. The longest blade is hook-shaped with another blade forming the opposite, straight end of the hook. Protruding from the center of these two blades is a short, triangular blade. Each blade is decorated with fine incisions running along its center. There are six small triangles carved into the knife: two where the handle and the blades meet and four at the center of the hooked blade. The middle of the handle has a protruding metal element that is circular with a single, slightly pointed side. The bottom of the handle is wrapped with woven thread. 
Ngbaka (Ngbaka)
Throwing knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.69
This weapon, probably iron, is long and heavy. The narrow shaft has a ‘number seven’-shaped blade at the top. Where the blade and the shaft meet, there is a short blade protruding in the opposite direction of the seven-shaped blade. A small hole is located in the corner of the seven-shaped blade. A very thin ridge running along the edges of the blade outlines its shape. A single ridge runs down the center of the shaft. The handle is wrapped in leather. 
Gbaya
Throwing knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.106

Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Scarification knife
1930 – 1940
Gift of Janine and Michael Heymann, San Francisco
1985/2.68

Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Scarification knife
1930 – 1940
Gift of Janine and Michael Heymann, San Francisco
1985/2.69
A knife with a wooden, wire-wrapped handle with a conical pommel. The blade near the handle is straight with two small points along one side and sickle-shaped at the top. 
Knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.91
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