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1917.53.265.1

Knife [.1] with elaborately carved ivory handle. With wooden sheath [.2]. [El.B 20/3/2007]

1917.53.265.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife [.1] with elaborately carved ivory handle. With wooden sheath [.2]. [El.B 20/3/2007]
Long description
The handle is carved with figures amongst intertwined branches. It is also mounted with a silver band with plaited silver wire. The blade is incised with straight and wavy lines. The sheath has a band of flattened silver wire. [El.B 20/3/2007]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Anna Rebecca Tylor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1917
Date collected
By 1917
Acquisition information
Donated: 1917
Materials and processes
Material Elephant Tooth Ivory Animal, Material Wood Plant, Material Steel Metal, Material Silver Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 305 mm, Length: max 223 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1917.53.265.1 Accession number: 1917.53.265.2

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

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