Donor Name:

Lt. U S N Emory H. Taunt  Search this

Length - Blade:

44.4 cm

Length - Handle:

15 cm

Culture:

Kuba  Search this

Object Type:

Sword/Sheath

Place:

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Accession Date:

30 Jun 1888

Notes:

From card: "Scabbard of grass cloth. Handle goes over shoulder. Identified as Kuba from figs. 15 and 276 in Torday and Joyce "Notes Ethnographique sur les peuples...Bakuba..." Annales du Museé du Congo Belge, D, Ser. IV, T. II, 1911. -G.D.G. Cleaned, see Restoration Record # ,1-22-64."

Record Last Modified:

13 Apr 2022

Specimen Count:

2

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

020681

USNM Number:

E129932-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ea66f850-5eda-406a-922f-77a82e0225d2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8336337