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1912.59.2.1

Small knife [.1] with long narrow point and dark wooden hilt. With wooden sheath [.2], one half dark, one half light, carved with zigzags and bound with plaited wire. [El.B 27/06/2007]


1912.59.2.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small knife [.1] with long narrow point and dark wooden hilt. With wooden sheath [.2], one half dark, one half light, carved with zigzags and bound with plaited wire. [El.B 27/06/2007]
Geographical reference
Cultural groups
Shona
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1912
Materials and processes
Material Metal Wire, Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Plaited, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 108 mm, Length: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1912.59.2.1 Accession number: 1912.59.2.2 Other numbers: 1912.ß.43

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife, Sheath