Collection place: Central Africa / Year collected: [Missing] / Accession number: Acc.4295 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Sickle-knife, accession number 5-15379, described as Sickle-knife, steel. Curved hollow-ground blade, flat, with barb at top edge. Incised design on top side of blade only. Flat projection at hilt. Split wood handle bound with iron strips and braided cordage. Leather thong at base. Length 66.6 centimeters, width (at midpoint of blade) 1.9 centimeters. From Central Africa, Zaire, Binja. Materials: forged steel, wood, iron strips, leather thong. Context of use: used in harvesting grain or other plants.

Hearst Museum object titled Throwing knife, accession number 5-15380, described as Knife, throwing, steel with wooden handle. Curved flat blade with barb at top edge. 4 holes drilled into blade near barb. Incised geometric design on 1 side only of blade. Wood handle, wrapped with iron strips. Length 56.0 centimeters, width (at mid point of blade) 3.2 centimeters. From Central Africa, Zaire, Azande. Materials: IN PROGRESS

Hearst Museum object titled Throwing knife, accession number 5-15378, described as Knife, throwing, steel with wooden handle and hilt. Flat blade with forged ring base for attachment of carrier, both sides unsharpened until near tip. Flaring curved tip with backward pointing barb. Raised geometric design on tip, blending into shank of blade. Small hole near center of tip. Length 61.3 centimeters, width (at top of knife) 20.2 centimeters. From Central Africa, Zaire, Njem Bumali.