Knife

AF1123

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo | Welle District

Curatorial Section: African

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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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