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1966.16.10.1

Sword with iron blade and carved wooden handle. For sheath see [1966.16.10 .2]. [JMC 21/6/2018]


1966.16.10.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sword with iron blade and carved wooden handle. For sheath see [1966.16.10 .2]. [JMC 21/6/2018]
Long description
Sword with iron blade and carved wooden handle. The blade is double-edged with a narrowed tang which slots into the handle. It is decorated down the centre with an incised pattern of concave-edged rectangles. The handle consists of two mirrored V-shapes, with two discoidal stops in between, and is decorated with darkened circular pits, each with a grid in low relief. For sheath see [1966.16.10 .2]. [JMC 21/6/2018]
Geographical reference
Northwestern Cameroon Bamenda
Person
Field collector E.R. Jerrim
Field collector Edward Reginald Jerrim
PRM source Mrs F.J. Bull
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
1909 - 1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Pigment, Process Incised, Process Carved, Process Stained, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: max 628 mm total, Width: max 290 mm total, Depth: max 32 mm total, Length: max 560 mm, Width: max 78 mm, Depth: max 32 mm, Length: max 455 mm, Width: max 290 mm, Depth: max 20 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.16.10.1

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Sheath