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Collector:
Mr. Herbert Ward  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Sarita S. Ward  Search this
Culture:
Mangbetu  Search this
Some  Search this
Object Type:
Sword
Place:
Congo, Republic of, Africa
Accession Date:
24 Oct 1921
Notes:
From card: "Falcated swords. One or two depressions running the length of the blade. There is a small perforation in the blade just opposite the shoulder about 8 inches from the point. The cutting edge is on the concave side. There is a tongue just above the handle. Handles of wood. Some wrapped with wire. Cleaned, see Restoration Record. 1-22-64 (A), 7-15-64 (B) 11/3/66 Accounted for + cleaned. Swords of the type here illustrated are identified as from the Mangbetu of the northeastern Congo, in Czekanowski, "Forschungen im Nil-Kongo-Zwischengebiet", Bd. 2, p. 143, fig. 32. However, P. Germann in "Afrikanische Wurfeisen und Wurfhölzer im Völkermuseum zu Leipzig" (Jahrbuch des Städtischen Museums für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig, Bd. 8, 1918-1921, pp. 41 ff.) notes that this type of weapon has been variously ascribed to Mongala Dist., the Bangala, to the Stanley Falls Region, the Niam-Niam (Azande), etc."
Record Last Modified:
26 Mar 2021
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
067312
USNM Number:
E322671-11
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/355c5fa9b-7fff-4db9-aa7b-046dd1f30505
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8546309