Sickle-shaped knife carried by chiefs as a symbol of rank. [SM (Verve) 14/05/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: Sickle-shaped knife carried by chiefs as a symbol of rank. [SM (Verve) 14/05/2015]
Long description: Sickle-shaped knife carried by chiefs as a symbol of rank. The knife has a sickle-shaped blade and straight, long thin body. The handle is made from carved wood inlaid with a strip of copper or copper alloy, which is wound around its length. The metal strip is wound over the wood and then the spaces have been filled with a ?resin to give a smooth surface. [SM (Verve) 14/05/2015]
Geographical reference: Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda; Ankole
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Department of Antiquities, Leicester Museum; PRM source John Benjamin (Ben) Whitwell
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1970
Date collected: By 1970
Acquisition information: Donated: 1970
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material Copper Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Inlaid
Dimensions: Length 545 mm, Width: max 84 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1970.15.5
Research and responses: See biographies for more information about Whitwell [AP 29/04/2009]

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