knives, arms, ceremonial object, arms, ceremonial, money, ornament

Ornamental knife with beaten pattern, ending in a 'u' shaped blade.
Knife with a blade containing an ornamental, beaten and incised, cross-hatched pattern. The wooden handle is decorated with brass rings and studs. Two-pronged blade at the end, each fork curves inwards to form a circular shape. Original classification: "A: Knives, swords, spears, spear throwers"

Congo, Democratic Republic of

metal (material), wood, brass

forged (metal), carved, beaten, bound, decorated

LDUEC-A.0010

UCL Ethnographic Collections