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1983.1.1

Knife with two edged, symmetrical copper blade, decorated with incised lines. With carved wooden hilt and heavy iron pommel. [SM 06/06/2007]

1983.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife with two edged, symmetrical copper blade, decorated with incised lines. With carved wooden hilt and heavy iron pommel. [SM 06/06/2007]
Long description
The blade expands from the tang to two protruding points and then reduces to the tip. It is decorated down the centre on both surfaces with incised chevrons and lines. On one side of this decoration the blade is decorated along its length with long incised lines, on the other is has four shorter incised lines. Both surfaces of the blade are decorated in this way. The wooden hilt is flared at both ends and there is a heavy iron pommel attached that is roughly triangular in shape, with ten faces. It has small notches around the edges of two faces. [SM 06/06/2007]
Cultural groups
Tetela
Topoke
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Abingdon Museum
PRM source Nancy Stebbing
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1982
Date collected
By 1982
Acquisition information
Donated: 1983
Materials and processes
Material Copper Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Hammered, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Length: max 384 mm, Length: max 283 mm blade, Width: max 79 mm blade, Length: max 63 mm grip, Width: max 43 mm grip, Length: max 32 mm pommel
Object numbers
Accession number: 1983.1.1

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife, Dagger

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