1930.86.7

Collection type

Object

Description

Knife with curved iron blade with long spiked tip and carved wooden handle. [SM 08/06/2007]

Long description

Knife with curved iron blade with long spiked tip and carved wooden handle. The blade curves at approximately 90 degrees to a tapering tip. It has two blunt ended projections extending from the outer edge and one from the inner edge. These projections are irregularly hexagonal in section. The outer edge curves out slightly, the inner edge is very concave. Two large holes run through the blade adjacent with the two projections on the outer edge. The blade is blackened in the centre on both surfaces and is decorated with punched dots on the lower half of this area. The blade is also grooved at the point where it joins the handle. The handle consists of a carved flared section and a cylindrical one. They are separated by a carved out band approximately 2/5ths down the length of the handle. A blank white label is tied around the handle. [SM 08/06/2007]

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 Perforated, Process Punched, Process Grooved

Dimensions

Width: max 218 mm, Length: max 384 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1930.86.7

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