Short sword [.1] with very narrow two edged blade and a small wooden grip, in a wooden sheath [.2] bound with copper wire. [SM 28/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Short sword [.1] with very narrow two edged blade and a small wooden grip, in a wooden sheath [.2] bound with copper wire. [SM 28/06/2007]
Long description: Short sword [.1] with very narrow two edged blade and a small wooden grip, in a wooden sheath [.2] bound with copper wire. The blade has a central ridge and the grip is flared at either end and circular in section. The sheath is also circular in section. It is made from two pieces of wood and is bound along its length, except the chape, with copper wire. It has a carved projection with a hole through it on the front with a leather carrying loop. [SM 28/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Person: Field collector J.P. Armstrong; PRM source J.P. Armstrong; PRM source British Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1928
Date collected: By 1928
Acquisition information: Donated: 1928
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Wound, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Width: max 23 mm sheath, Length: max 560 mm sword, Length: max 506 mm sheath, Width: max 24 mm sword
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.14.117.1 Accession number: 1928.14.117.2

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Sheath

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