Knife

AF1773

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF1773
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Abanja
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Metal | Fiber
Description

Throwing Knife. Long, straight central blade with three blades extending from it; two blades extend from the central blade; one of these two is crescent shaped with its concave side facing back toward the handle; the other sticks straight out from the top of the central blade and is also curved; its convex side faces the side opposite to which the crescent shaped blade extends; the third blade sticks out from central blade just above the handle; this blade is wide but tapers to a rounded point; a rounded knob sticks out from this blade near where it connects to the central blade; blades have a reddish tint to them on one face and there is a design consisting of notches in the metal blade just below where the two blades branch off from the top of the central blade; notches are on same face as reddish tint; handle is extension of the blade covered with fiber netting.

Length 47.4 cm
Width 44 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 720 - Other Number

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