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cm 51
forged iron double shear blade with wide grooves along vertical axis; characteristic carvings. Residual surface oxidation.
Wooden handle wrapped with a spiral of iron plate.The end is covered with brass bullets of European origin.Signs of use. Prestige object
Type of knife made in similar forms by various groups in northern Congo.
The blade openings, besides having an aesthetic function, served to lighten the knife.
forged iron double shear blade with wide grooves along vertical axis; characteristic carvings. Residual surface oxidation.
Wooden handle wrapped with a spiral of iron plate.The end is covered with brass bullets of European origin.Signs of use. Prestige object
Type of knife made in similar forms by various groups in northern Congo.
The blade openings, besides having an aesthetic function, served to lighten the knife.
Literature
FISHER W. & ZIRNGIBL M.A. “Afrikanische Waffen”, Passau 1978, pagina 195, fig. 359 (202);
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