Throwing Knife
AF1195
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1195 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ababua |
| Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Wood |
| Description | Large iron blade extending from handle; blade is narrow just above the handle then widens; at the end of the blade opposite the handle the blade bends sharply to one side and tapers to a sharp point; there are two holes through the face of the blade, just above where the blade becomes wide; dark brown wooden handle and has a large cylindrical knob; metal is wrapped tightly around several centimeters of part of the handle closest to the blade. |
| Length | 49 cm |
| Width | 26 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 689 - Original Number |
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