Sword

AF1108

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF1108
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bayanzi
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Brass | Wood | Iron
Description

Rectangular wooden blade with a rounded head; oval shaped cut out in center; wooden handle, thin brass wire coiled around neck of handle; eighteen brass tacks surround the rim of the handle.

Length 39 cm
Width 10.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 1515 - Other Number

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