Dagger
AF1186
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1186 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Ababua |
Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron |
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 is a circular hole in the blade; on one half of each face of top part (part with wide groove) is a narrow groove which runs parallel to wide groove; tiny notches decorate metal on both sides of wide groove on both faces; wooden bow tie shape handle; wire wrapped around the handle. |
Length | 56.5 cm |
Width | 6.3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
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