Dagger

AF1185

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF1185
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ababua
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Iron | Wood
Description

Sharp, long daggger; just above the handle the blade has a wide groove cut through it which runs along the central axis about 1/6 of the way along the blade; just below where the groove stops, the blade begins to widen; then tapers down to a point; on one half of each face of blade are long parallel lines which run the length of the blade; there are two circular holes in the blade, one just above the other; on one half of each face of top part (part with wide groove) is a narrow groove which runs parallel to wide groove; wooden bow tie shape handle.

Length 55 cm
Width 6.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 568 - Other Number

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