Dagger [.1] with two-edged pointed iron blade in flat, perforated cast brass handle with incised decoration. Wooden sheath [.2] covered with tooled and painted leather, with leather fastener to hold dagger in place. [LM 03/07/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dagger [.1] with two-edged pointed iron blade in flat, perforated cast brass handle with incised decoration. Wooden sheath [.2] covered with tooled and painted leather, with leather fastener to hold dagger in place. [LM 03/07/2007]
Geographical reference: Togo
Africa > Western Africa > Togo; Niger
Africa > Western Africa > Niger
Person: Field collector Robert Powley Wild; PRM source Robert Powley Wild
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: By 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1937
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Cast, Process Incised, Process Tooled, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length: max 360 mm, Length: max 360 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1937.16.11.1 Accession number: 1937.16.11.2

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