Sword
AF1092
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1092 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bapoto |
Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Wood |
Description | Executioner's sword; crescent shaped iron blade; wooden handle; iron loop protrudes from base of handle; blade has two grooves on both the front and back of opposite sides. |
Length | 72 cm |
Width | 5.9 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 748 - Original Number |
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