Object Number | 42-30-586 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bihearea |
Provenience | Zaire |
Locus | N.E. Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory | Iron |
Description | Double-edged iron blade; sides expanding from small, almost straight base for a listance of about 2.5 cm., then contracting gradually to blunt point; slight medial ridge on both faces; bevelled edges; tang, square at blade, then thin rectangular, extends through the cylindrical ivory grip which is expanded into a flat cruciform guard, is horizontally grooved, and ends in a flat disc. |
Length | 25 cm |
Width | 5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
Other Number | 460 - Collector Number |
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