Knife

AF1071

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF1071
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baluba | Basonge
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Iron | Copper | Wood
Description

Iron blade extends from short wooden handle; part of blade closest to the handle has a rounded spike sticking out from each edge; above the spikes the blade tapers to a rounded point; several parallel lines run lengthwise along blade just off center on each face of blade; there are many shallow, short grooves running width wise on each face of blade; thin copper wire is tightly wrapped around the center part of bow tie shaped wooden handle; two strands of thicker copper wire are wrapped around the center part of handle, one loosely wrapped and the other tightly wrapped.

Length 29.5 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 1157 - Other Number

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