Knife
AF1182
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1182 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Azande |
| Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Copper | Wood |
| Description | Sharp, long knife; iron blade is narrow just below the handle, then widens, then tapers to a point; on each face of blade there are many small but very concentrated grooves; on one half of each face of the blade is a long ridge; wooden handle, is which is wrapped with copper wire. |
| Length | 50.3 cm |
| Width | 5.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 563 - Original Number |
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