Dagger with two edged, curved blade. With a copper wire bound wooden hilt with expanded butt. [SM 04/09/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dagger with two edged, curved blade. With a copper wire bound wooden hilt with expanded butt. [SM 04/09/2007]
Long description: Dagger with two edged, curved blade. With a copper wire bound wooden hilt with expanded butt. The blade has spurs at the tang and then tapers along its length. The blade is decorated with stamped dots and incised zigzag patterns. The tang is divided in two and is also decorated with stamped dots, incised zigzags and with notches. [SM 04/09/2007]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of; Mongala River
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 Wood Plant, Material Copper Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Stamped, Process Notched, Process Incised
Dimensions: Width: max 63 mm, Length: max 448 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.65.23

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