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Circumcision knife handle by Luba artist — VisualArtsDB

Circumcision knife handle

Circumcision knife handle

Medium: Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions: 4 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (11.43 × 2.86 × 3.81 cm) (with base)
Genre: Tools, equipment and utilitarian objects
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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