Sword
AF1148
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1148 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baluba |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Wood |
| Description | Long iron blade with short wooden handle; blade gradually narrows then widens to its widest point just below the point, then narrows to a sharp point; central line runs down the center of both faces of blade; a line composed of small circular indentations branches off from each side of center line a bit above the handle and then converges on the center line just below the point; two other lines of small indentations run the length of the blade and converge on the center line a few cms below the point; the center line, and the first two lines of indentations are between the two. |
| Length | 53.4 cm |
| Width | 6.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 546 - Other Number |
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