Knife with curved iron blade with a hole through it and with long spiked tip and carved wooden handle. [SM 11/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife with curved iron blade with a hole through it and with long spiked tip and carved wooden handle. [SM 11/06/2007]
Long description: Knife with curved iron blade with a hole through it and with long spiked tip and carved wooden handle. The blade curves at approximately 90 degrees to a pointed tip. It has a large hole through it towards the handle and is double edged. The handle comprises three carved sections, the first is flared at both ends; the second is a cylindrical grip and the third is a wider cylindrical butt. The tang is visible at the butt and has been folded back into the butt. [SM 11/06/2007]
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
Dimensions: Width: max 196 mm, Length: max 403 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1930.86.9