Dagger - Ngulu - Ngombe - Congo

Ancient Ngulu knife from the Ngombe Doko Ngbaka tribe of Congo origin, late 19th to early 20th century.

With similarities to the khepesh of ancient Egypt, it also features a heavier iron blade and a sharpened edge on one side. The wooden handle, without a guard, is wrapped with copper wires and ends in a pair of large knobs.
It was used for beheadings. After the prohibition of these executions at the end of the 19th century, the object gained greater symbolic value.