Ogee-bladed dagger [.1] with iron blade and crocodile skin covered hilt, with wooden sheath [see 1906.20.174 .2] [SM 25/10/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ogee-bladed dagger [.1] with iron blade and crocodile skin covered hilt, with wooden sheath [see 1906.20.174 .2] [SM 25/10/2007]
Long description: Ogee-bladed dagger [.1] with iron blade and crocodile skin covered hilt, with wooden sheath [see 1906.20.174 .2] The hilt is flared at either end and is covered with crocodile skin that is stitched together with leather thongs. The grip is bound with plaited leather strips and the butt Ogee-bladed dagger [.1] with iron blade and crocodile skin covered hilt, with wooden sheath [see 1906.20.174 .2] [SM 25/10/2007]has an iron projection. [SM 25/10/2007]
Geographical reference: Western Africa
Africa > Western Africa
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Sarah Constance Silver; PRM source Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1906
Date collected: By 1906
Acquisition information: Donated: 03/1906
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Crocodile Skin Reptile, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Covered, Process Stitched, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Length: max 488 mm, Width: max 71 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1906.20.174.1

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