Knife with four holes through an elaborately shaped blade and stamped decoration on blade. With carved wooden handle [SM 07/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife with four holes through an elaborately shaped blade and stamped decoration on blade. With carved wooden handle [SM 07/06/2007]
Long description: Knife with four holes through an elaborately shaped blade and stamped decoration on blade. With carved wooden handle. The knife blade curves to one side and has a convex bulbous tip. The inner edge has one blunt ended projection and a concave shaped edge. The outer edge has two blunt ended projections and two concave shapes on the edge. The tip has one hole through it and the remaining three holes are located next to the blunt projections. The blade is decorated on both sides with small punched dots and has a slightly raised central ridge. The handle is bound at either end with strips of iron and is flared from the butt to the end of the grip. [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, Process Punched, Process Perforated, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Width: max 163 mm, Length: max 450 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1930.86.3

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Ritual and Ceremonial, Knife, Ceremonial Object