Knife
| Object Number: | 42-30-581 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Batetela |
| Provenience: | Zaire Belgian Congo Katanga Province |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Iron Copper |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 378 - Other Number |
Description
Double-edged iron blade with pronounced medial ridge tapering to point; sides near tang sharply concave; band of grooves following contour of blade for 2/3 its length near opposite edges of the two faces. Crescent-shaped guard; grip cylindrical with wide offset 8 cm. from blade, beyond which it tapers towards end; all completely covered with sheet copper with impressed parallel line decoration, partly forming triangles.
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