Sword
AF1143
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Aruwimi District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1143 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Balolo (Bantu culture) |
| Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Aruwimi District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Brass | Wood |
| Description | Flat, wide blade extends from handle; blade is narrow just above handle then becomes very wide, then tapers to a rounded point; blade is somewhat loosely set in the handle; dark brown wooden handle ornamented with brass studs on the lower part; the top of the handle (end opposite the blade) is hollowed out for a few centimeters. |
| Length | 46.5 cm |
| Width | 9.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 522 - Other Number |
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