Knife with curved blade, visible tang and long wooden handle bound with a strip of iron at the join with the blade. [SM 07/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife with curved blade, visible tang and long wooden handle bound with a strip of iron at the join with the blade. [SM 07/06/2007]
Long description: Knife with curved blade, visible tang and long wooden handle bound with a strip of iron at the join with the blade. The knife blade is blackened and curves at just under 90 degrees with a rounded tip. The butt is slightly flared and sub circular in section. [SM 07/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of; South Sudan
Africa > Eastern Africa > South Sudan
Cultural groups: Mangbetu
Person: Field collector Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard; PRM source Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1930
Date collected: By 1930
Acquisition information: Purchased: 31/12/1930
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions: Width: max 130 mm, Length: max 404 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1930.86.2 Other numbers: 11