Object Number | 42-21-261 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Somali |
Provenience | Abyssinia |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Brass | Horn (animal part) |
Description | Slightly curved, single-edged, metal blade tapering to point; the grip thickens in the middle and is completely covered with narrow bands of brass, shell and horn, with ornamental diagonal line and cross-hatched decoration. |
Length | 24.5 cm |
Width | 2.7 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Percy C. Madeira Jr., 1942 |
Other Number | 307 - Collector Number |
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