Knife
AF1123
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo | Welle District
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1123 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Badinga | Babwa |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo | Welle District |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Wood |
Description | Long iron blade with wooden handle; part of blade just above the handle has a groove, which is cut clear through the blade, that runs lenthwise; part of blade above part with groove is narrow just above the part with the groove, then widens; then becomes narrow in the middle; then widens again; an finally comes to a rounded point; two rows of small round indentations line both sides of the groove on both faces of the blade; two rows of small of round indentations are perpendicular to the groove and separate the part of blade with groove from the upper part of blade; upper part of blade has a line of small round indentations running along center of each blade face; there is a hole through the blade at the end opposite the handle; star shaped indentation is on each face-above the hole on one face and below it on the other; wooden handle wrapped in iron wire. |
Length | 34.1 cm |
Width | 8.9 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 511 - Field No SF |
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