Knife [.1] with carved wooden handle and metal blade; inserted into sheath [.2] of carved wood, with sides bound by plaited wire. One side of knife/sheath carved with diamond/ triangle pattern, the other side is plain. [L.Ph 25/11/2004]

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife [.1] with carved wooden handle and metal blade; inserted into sheath [.2] of carved wood, with sides bound by plaited wire. One side of knife/sheath carved with diamond/ triangle pattern, the other side is plain. [L.Ph 25/11/2004]
Geographical reference: Zimbabwe
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zimbabwe
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source William Downing Webster
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1895
Date collected: By 1895
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1895 Found unentered: 2004
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Metal Wire, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Plaited, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 118 mm, Length: max 90 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2004.217.1.1 Accession number: 2004.217.1.2

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