Dagger

42-30-628

From: Morocco

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 42-30-628
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Borgu | Arabic
Provenience Morocco
Section African
Materials Iron
Technique Inscribed
Inscription Language Arabic Language
Description

Iron. Lanceolate blade with proximal end of sides slightly recurved to points from which they are concave to the "tang" which is bent to form a large loop handle. Crude Arabic inscription on blade. Made from a file.

Length 33.5 cm
Width 5.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number 265 - Collector Number

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