Knife
AF1054
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1054 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bushongo | Bambala |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Copper | Brass | Wood |
| Description | Ikuri Banga. Dancing knife. Iron blade, rounded with a wide center, squared off point; wooden handle covered with both brass and copper; copper tacks secure the metal to the hilt; copper wire coiled around the neck. |
| Length | 36.5 cm |
| Width | 12.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 624 - Other Number |
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