| Object Number | 42-30-519 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Zaire |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Skin | Iron | Brass |
| Description | Straight iron blade with at its end on one side a down-curved crescentic blade and on the other an almost vertically upcurved crescentic blade, with pointed spike between them; long, straight, pointed spur with rounded barb near its base, near the grip on the same side as the up-curved blade. Ornamentation of vertical piercings, deep grooves, and brass studs. Grip is a flat extension of the blade covered with skin (the hair inside) and wrapped for about half its length with thick brass wire. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number | 528 - Collector Number |
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