War-sword, with long blade with rounded tip, stamped with a double row of short lines. The grip is wooden, shaped like a flattened reel and covered with leather with an iron band round the centre. [El.B 07/11/2007] [for sheath, see record 1918.31.2 .2]

Collection type: Object
Description: War-sword, with long blade with rounded tip, stamped with a double row of short lines. The grip is wooden, shaped like a flattened reel and covered with leather with an iron band round the centre. [El.B 07/11/2007] [for sheath, see record 1918.31.2 .2]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Plateau State Nasarawa
Person: Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews; PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1918
Date collected: By 1918
Acquisition information: Donated: 1918
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Stamped, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Length: max 820 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1918.31.2.1

Search terms: Weapon, Sword

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