1945.11.44.1

Collection type

Object

Description

Knife [.1] with inlaid single edged blade and brass handle, with a decorated wooden sheath [.2] bound with four iron bands. [SM 22/06/2007]

Long description

Knife [.1] with inlaid single edged blade and brass handle, with a decorated wooden sheath [.2] bound with four iron bands. The knife blade is decorated with incised lines and dashed on both surfaces, some of these lines are inlaid with brass. The handle is covered with pieces brass that are held on the handle with iron nails. It is decorated along its length with incised wavy and straight lines. The butt is stepped and extends below the grip. The sheath is made from two pieces of wood and is shaped like the blade. One surface is carved along its length with the sections of geometric designs, including zigzags and squares. [SM 22/06/2007]

Geographical reference

Algeria

Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria

Tizi Ouzou

Cultural groups

Kabyle Berber

Person

Field collector Henry Balfour

PRM source Henry Balfour

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1898

Date collected

1898

Acquisition information

Donated: Donated, uncertain Found unentered: 1945

Materials and processes

Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Brass Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Inlaid, Process Bound, Process Nailed

Dimensions

Width: max 29 mm knife, Length: max 370 mm knife, Length: max 313 mm sheath, Width: max 32 mm sheath

Object numbers

Accession number: 1945.11.44.1 Accession number: 1945.11.44.2

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Knife, Sheath, Dagger