The double-edged blade of the sword widens towards the centre of the sword, then narrows again just before the point and widens again at the point, ending in a crescent-shaped blade. The area in front of the handle has a ricasso. The handle itself is made of polished wood, which becomes a round pommel. Received from the Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin, from the "Sendung der Forschungs-Station Kamerun (Hauptmann Kund)". In the corresponding catalogue, the object is described as a "war knife", origin "Báne". The museum's index card states "Donated by the Berlin Ethnological Museum in 1889", but the object is entered in the accession catalogue NLA OL Rep. 751, Akz. 2010/054, No. 308, in 1890.