Dagger [.1] with leather sheath [.2] to which is attached a tinder-pouch [.3] containing flint [.4], steel [.5] and tinder [.6]. [DCF Court Team 3/12/2002]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dagger [.1] with leather sheath [.2] to which is attached a tinder-pouch [.3] containing flint [.4], steel [.5] and tinder [.6]. [DCF Court Team 3/12/2002]
Long description: Dagger [.1] with leather sheath [.2] to which is attached a tinder-pouch [.3] containing flint [.4], steel [.5] and tinder [.6]. The sheath is wrapped in blue and cream coloured cotton. The sheath has a bundle of blue and cream coloured cotton as a carrying strap. The tinder pouch is decorated with two tassels of leather strips and a string of coins. The handle of the dagger is made of incised white metal and decorated with coloured leather at the top. [MJD 17/11/2014]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Dan Kabba
Cultural groups: Hausa; Fulani
Person: Field collector Francis James Rennell Rodd; Field collector Buchanan-Rodd Expedition; PRM source Francis James Rennell Rodd
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1922
Date collected: May 1922
Acquisition information: Donated: 1923
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Plant Fibre, Material Flint Stone, Material Steel Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Textile, Process Incised, Process Stitched, Process Strung, Process Tied, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 220 mm, Length: max 120 mm, Length: max 330 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.36.33.1 Accession number: 1923.36.33.2 Accession number: 1923.36.33.3 Accession number: 1923.36.33.4 Accession number: 1923.36.33.5 Accession number: 1923.36.33.6

Search terms: Weapon, Bag, Fire, Dagger, Sheath, Tinder, Fire Accessory