Knife with two edged, obtuse angle ended blade with a hole through it and a wooden hilt bound with copper wire. [SM 03/09/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife with two edged, obtuse angle ended blade with a hole through it and a wooden hilt bound with copper wire. [SM 03/09/2007]
Long description: Knife with two edged, obtuse angle ended blade with a hole through it and a wooden hilt bound with copper wire. The blade edges taper out from the hilt to become parallel along much of the length before narrowing to the obtuse ended tip. The blade is decorated on both surfaces with a row of stamped dots and with incised zigzag patterns. The grip is bound with flattened copper wire and the expanded butt/pommel is bound with twisted copper wire and studded with copper alloy roundheaded tacks. [SM 03/09/2007]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of
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, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Punched, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 363 x 68 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.65.30

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