Knife
42-30-537
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 42-30-537 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Batetela |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Wood |
| Description | Crescentic iron blade, the outer edge, convex for two-thirds of its length but concave near the tang, being the cutting edge. Band of grooves on one face parallel with the cutting edge; double line of tiny punctates and a short corss-hatched band on each face. Cylindrical wooden grip slightly extended at each end; long iron ferrule. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number | 500 - Collector Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.