Sword
AF1102
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1102 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bateke |
Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Brass | Wood |
Description | Execution's sword. Iron blade, flared top end, ornamentally incised down the center of both the front and back of blade; wooden handle; brass wire coiled around handle. |
Length | 45 cm |
Width | 9.3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 530 - Original Number |
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