Dagger
AF1160
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Ubangi River
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1160 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Ubangi River |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory | Iron |
Description | Iron blade extends from ivory handle; blade narrows in its middle portion, then bulges just below the tip; blade is loosely set in hilt; a line of small notches runs lengthwise down the center of both faces of the blade; bow-tie shaped handle with a circular base; ivory has brown splotches on it and has ringed grooves around it. |
Length | 28.6 cm |
Width | 4.4 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 612 - Other Number |
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