Sword
AF1172
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1172 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Wood |
Description | Iron blade with wooden handle; base is flared with a round flat top; handle is wrapped with strips of iron; hole through end which a strip of twisted plant fiber is tied through one of the four holes that is found at the end of the handle; neck of blade has an oblong cut out in the center; head of blade is rectangular in shape, with a wide rounded end; blade is ornamented with raised etched design. |
Length | 54 cm |
Width | 16.6 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 526 - Other Number |
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