Dagger
AF1110
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Aruwimi District
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1110 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tofoke |
Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Aruwimi District |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Wood |
Description | Long iron blade with wooden handle; blade is narrow just above the handle, then quickly widens after a few cms so that points extend from each side of the blade at the blade's widest point; blade then tapers to a point; there are identical linear designs down the center of the each face of the blade; wooden handle is bow tie-shaped with the end closer to the blade slightly wider; wooden handle is dark brown; 2.8 cm thick iron pommel sticks out from the end of handle opposite the blade. |
Length | 42.3 cm |
Width | 9 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 580 - Other Number |
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