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1927.54.34.1

Ogee-bladed knife [.1] with wooden handle. With wooden sheath [.2] bound with bands of plaited plant fibre and sinew. [El.B 26/06/2007]

1927.54.34.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ogee-bladed knife [.1] with wooden handle. With wooden sheath [.2] bound with bands of plaited plant fibre and sinew. [El.B 26/06/2007]
Geographical reference
Zimbabwe
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zimbabwe
Person
Field collector James Sligo Jameson
PRM source Ethel Gladys MacDonnell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1927
Date collected
By 1927
Acquisition information
Donated: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Sinew, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length: max 225 mm, Length: max 153 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.54.34.1 Accession number: 1927.54.34.2

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife, Sheath

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