Knife

Description

Knife with roundish blade of iron and handle of wood bound with copper wire, used as currency: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, possibly Bangala people

Museum reference

A.1906.141

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Knife

Production information

Unknown
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa

Style / Culture

Bangala

Materials

Iron, Wood, Wire, copper

Physical description

Iron blade; wooden handle bound with copper wire

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
window on the world