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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