Angular bladed throwing knife/war knife with fluted blade and projecting spur. The hilt is bound with plaited leather. [SM 04/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Angular bladed throwing knife/war knife with fluted blade and projecting spur. The hilt is bound with plaited leather. [SM 04/06/2007]
Long description: Angular bladed throwing knife/war knife with fluted blade and projecting spur. The hilt is bound with plaited leather. The blade is fluted (has grooves running along its length) with a perforated hole towards the tip. The blade initially curves forward, then the angle changes and it curves backwards. The tip is angled at approximately 90 degrees to the previous section of the blade. The spur is long, with a small curved barb. The plaited hilt has several pieces of knotted twisted leather at it's butt. [SM 04/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of; Sanga Sangha
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1909
Date collected: By 1909
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1909
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Forged (Metal), Process Plaited, Process Bound, Process Notched, Process Grooved, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Width: max 142 mm, Length: max 710 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.65.12

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