Accession No
Z 20469.2
Description
Ngulu. Executioner's sword with broad curving blade decorated with incised long and short lines. Wooden handle wrapped with flat iron wire.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; ?Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 20469.2; ?371
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Wood
Local Term
Ngulu
Measurements
624mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
NB. See sketch on reverse of catalogue card.
Event Date 1/11/1999
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Elaborately-shaped sword, with curved and multiple-pointed blade set in segmented handle. The blade has engraved decoration, and the lower end of the haft is wrapped in iron ribbon. No label, but design of blade and haft suggest origin in Zaire.
Event Date 1/11/1999
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Handle of wood, no iron ribbon present. Oldl box list notes "ceremonial execution knife or sword". Object marked 371.
Event Date 30/10/2001
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Ngulu. Executioner's sword with broad curving blade decorated with incised long and short lines. Wooden handle wrapped with flat iron wire.
Event Date 7/11/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:300144
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