Single-edged iron knife [.1], wooden handle with incised decoration, bound with brass wire. In stitched leather sheath [.2] [LM 11/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Single-edged iron knife [.1], wooden handle with incised decoration, bound with brass wire. In stitched leather sheath [.2] [LM 11/06/2007]
Long description: Single-edged iron knife [.1], wooden handle with incised decoration, bound with brass wire. In stitched leather sheath [.2] decorated with brass wire, with a terminal ball decorated with iron studs and lengths of brass chain. [LM 11/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Cross River State Ogaja
Cultural groups: Igbo
Person: Field collector Gwilym Iwan Jones; PRM source Gwilym Iwan Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931
Materials and processes: Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Brass Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Length: max 405 mm knife in sheath
Object numbers: Accession number: 1931.18.2.1 Accession number: 1931.18.2.2