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A 'mani' or prayer wheel, a common ritual object used in Tibetan Buddhism: a device made a handle (here a simple wooden stick) supporting a hollow cylindrical drum on a spindle. A small metal weight, attached to one one side of the drum with a cord, allows the wheel to spin with a slight rotation of the wrist. The drum in his case is of hammered metal, with incised patterns of Buddhist auspicious symbols.
Tibetan (Tibetan (culture or style))
Prayer Wheel (Mani Wheel)
1833 – 1932
Gift of the Estate of Maxine W. Kunstadter in memory of Sigmund Kunstadter, Class of 1922
1983/1.423
The wood handle of this sword is wrapped in metal wire and embellished with a design of two stacked discs. The cutting edge of the sword runs along the length of one side. The cutting edge is made up of three half circles with the last and largest half circle forming a large, pointed hook. 
Ngombe (Ngombe)
Execution Sword
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.63
Knife with leaf-shaped blade and wooden handle. The blade is engraved with several lines running along the length of the blade, while the handle has various geometric patterns and lines carved in it. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.71

Songye (Songye)
Dagger & Sheath
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.113A&B
A taxidermied rooster stands on top of a hat which is covered in pins, medals, and other various trinkets. The hat rests on a wooden pedestal. 
Mark Dion
The Collector
2004
Gift of Irina Aristarkhova and Gunalan Nadarajan
2020/2.70
Wooden head with a long neck on a round base. The face is somewhat square and the ears are flat to the sides of the head. The mouth is long and thin, but open, revealing two rows of teeth. The nose is small and the eyes are almond-shaped, inset with metal. The eyebrows are thin and curved. Yellow, blue, and red pigments decorates the forehead and pointed hairstyle. 
Headdress
20th century
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.246
Knife with a leaf-shaped blade. The center of the blade has an engraved line running down the length of the blade. The handle has a bulb-like base flattened at the end. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.72
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

Somalian (Somalian)
Saber with Sheath
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.127A&B
A knife with a wooden handle wrapped in wire, possibly copper. The handle terminates in a round knob. It has a long triangular blade that flares, narrows, then flares before narrowing to a rounded point.
Mbole
Knife
19th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.46
Sword with a wooden "X" shaped handle and a metal blade terminating in two points that curve inward. 
Sword
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.79
The blade of this sword tapers in three places, forming four sections. The second and third sections are prominent; the second section has triangular edges and the third section has rounded edges. The first three sections also have open slits down their centers. The wooden handle is wrapped in copper wire. 
Short sword
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.112
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