Sword

AF1084

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF1084
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sansa
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Iron | Wood
Description

Wooden handle, flared ends, cyrlindrical body, flat base; Iron blade, pear shaped body, tapering to form a flat end with a rounded edges; blade is incised down both the back and front center.

Length 45 cm
Width 9.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 589 - Other Number

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