Throwing Knife
AF1781
From: Sudan | North Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1781 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Gasa |
Provenience | Sudan | North Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Leather |
Description | Throwing knife; basket weave like leather handle; base of blade protrudes from the center base of handle, forming a loop; iron blade, long neck, sickle shaped head, a rectangular shaped piece with a circular cutout in the center protrudes from side of blade; lower left side of blade is incised. |
Length | 72.4 cm |
Width | 16 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 1552 - Other Number |
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