Dagger

AF1082

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Bangala District

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF1082
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baloi
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo | Bangala District
Section African
Materials Iron | Wood
Description

Iron leaf shaped blade; blade extends from brown wooden handle and tapers to a point; wooden handle is soet of anchor-shaped; center portion of handle is very narrow; the "fluke" of the anchor shaped handle is at the end of handle opposite the blade.

Length 33 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 626 - Other Number

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