Sword
AF1168
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Bangala District | Bapoto Town
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1168 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bapoto |
Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Bangala District | Bapoto Town |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Copper | Wood |
Description | Iron blade, wide head, elongated open cast work at base of blade; wooden handle, strips of iron and copper coiled around the body of the handle; rounded pommel. |
Length | 53.5 cm |
Width | 13 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
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