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1910.1.9

Dagger with ogee shaped blade, carved wooden hilt and heavy iron pommel. [SM 06/06/2007]


1910.1.9

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dagger with ogee shaped blade, carved wooden hilt and heavy iron pommel. [SM 06/06/2007]
Long description
Dagger with ogee shaped blade, carved wooden hilt and heavy iron pommel. The blade is made of black coloured iron and has four holes through it in two rows of two towards the hilt. It also has a barb on either edge at the point where it begins to reduce in width before being tanged into the hilt. The hilt is expanded towards the blade and circular where it joins the circular, blunt pommel. The pommel is made of silver coloured iron. [SM 06/06/2007]
Cultural groups
Tetela
Person
Field collector Emil Torday
PRM source Emil Torday
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
1907 - 1909
Acquisition information
Donated: 1910
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 285 mm, Width: max 94 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1910.1.9

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Dagger, Knife