Throwing Knife
| Object Number: | AF1777 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Sanga |
| Provenience: | Zaire Kasai District Belgian Congo |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Fiber Iron |
| Length: | 42.8 cm |
| Width: | 27 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 1550 - Other Number |
Description
Long slightly curved central blade which becomes crescent shaped at end opposite the handle; a large, spade shaped blade sticks out from the concave side of the crescent shape at the end of the blade; a much smaller blade sticks out from the netting covering the handle; one side of central (with crescent) and spade shaped blades has ridges near the edges of the blades; handle is wrapped in netting.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Seven Metals of Africa (12 Nov 1959 - 12 Jan 1960) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Plass, Margaret B. 1959. Seven Metals of Africa.. The University Museum. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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