Sword
AF1175
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1175 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Brass | Wood |
Description | Long straight central blade with three blades protruding from sides; one blade extends to one side just above the netting (covered handle); two other blades at end of central blade; one of the two is crescent shaped and the other end extends to the side opposite the lower blade (the blade by the handle) from a point just below the crescent blade and is oblong with a sligth bend; the handle is tightly wrapped in netting. |
Length | 45.6 cm |
Width | 38 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 588 - Original Number |
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