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

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 just over 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. Three large holes run through the blade in a line down the centre of the blade. The blade is blackened in the centre on both surfaces and grooved at the point where it joins the handle. The handle consists of a flared section and a cylindrical one. They are separated by a carved out band approximately 2/5ths down the length of the handle. [SM 08/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of
Cultural groups: Mangbetu
Person: Field collector J.P. Armstrong; PRM source J.P. Armstrong; PRM source British Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1928
Date collected: By 1928
Acquisition information: Donated: 1928
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Grooved
Dimensions: Width: max 190 mm, Length: max 387 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.14.6

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