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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