Sword

AF1139

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Bangala District | Bapoto Town

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF1139
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bapoto
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo | Bangala District | Bapoto Town
Section African
Materials Fiber | Iron | Brass | Wood
Description

Iron blade; ornamentally incised, open cast work on lower part of blade; T shaped wooden handle; handle is covered with brass, secured with iron tacks; twisted fiber around the base

Length 54 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 680 - Original Number

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