knives, ceremonial object, arms, ceremonial

Chief's ceremonial knife.
Two coloured steel blade with wooden handle, covered with brass. Only one side is decorated, the other is plain. Original classification: "A: Knives, swords, spears, spear throwers"

Congo, Democratic Republic of

metal (material), wood, steel, brass

forged (metal), carved, welded

LDUEC-A.0003

UCL Ethnographic Collections