Knife
AF1011
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1011 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bapende |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Copper | Wood |
| Description | Iron blade, upper rim of blade is straight, while the lower part of the rim starts out straight then tapers upward, sides forming a point; wooden handle; top end of hilt is conical in shape and wrapped with a type of metal and decorated with brass tacks; neck of hilt is wrapped with a piece of wide copper wire. |
| Length | 21 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1085 - Other Number |
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