Sword

AF1037

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1037
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ababua | Batetela | Bakusu
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Section African
Materials Plant Fiber | Iron | Brass | Copper
Description

Long, flat wide iron blade; just below the handle, the blade is very wide but it becomes narrow a little over a quarter of the distance of the blade; blade then abruplty becomes wide again, tapers a bit; widen again, and then tapers to a rounded point; there are five grooves cut through the blade; two long grooves are side by side and run the length of the first part of the blade; three shorter grooves run along the central axis to the rest of the blade; one shorter groove is where the blade becomes abruptly wide, and the other two are in a row about halfway down; wooden handle; copper wire of various widths is wrapped around handle; at the base, fiber is wrapped over the copper.

Length 72.7 cm
Width 13.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 1390 - Original Number

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