Dagger

AF1110

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Aruwimi District

Curatorial Section: African

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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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