Dagger [.1] with double edged iron blade and horn hilt. With leather bound sheath[.2] with silver binding. [SM 24/04/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dagger [.1] with double edged iron blade and horn hilt. With leather bound sheath[.2] with silver binding. [SM 24/04/2007]
Long description: Dagger [.1] with double edged iron blade and horn hilt. With leather bound sheath[.2] with silver binding. The dagger hilt is decorated with silver mounts and bobbles made from beaten silver coins. The sheath is made of wood bound with leather that is stitched together along the back. The lower section of the sheath is bound with silver wire and the rest of the sheath is decorated with two silver bands made from recycled coins. The tip is made from a thimble. [SM 24/04/2007]
Geographical reference: Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of; Khartoum State Omdurman
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Anonymous; PRM source Arnold Walter Lawrence
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1916?, uncertain
Date collected: ? By 1916
Acquisition information: Donated: 1965
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Recycled, Process Bound, Process Stitched, Process Beaten, Process Inscribed, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 275 mm sheath, Width: max 49 mm sheath, Length: max 379 mm dagger, Width: max 54 mm dagger
Object numbers: Accession number: 1965.8.2.1 Accession number: 1965.8.2.2

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