Knife with two edged decorated blade and flared wooden handle. [SM 15/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife with two edged decorated blade and flared wooden handle. [SM 15/06/2007]
Long description: Knife with two edged decorated blade and flared wooden handle. The blade is decorated with stamped or incised crescents, circles and lines. The handle has incised lines at the corners and a ?copper alloy disc attached to the butt. [SM 15/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Person: Field collector Harry Hamilton Jackson; PRM source Harry Hamilton Jackson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: By 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 1919
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Stamped, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Width: max 51 mm, Length: max 268 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1919.29.19

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