Object Number | 83-26-21 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Shilluk |
Provenience | Sudan |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Wood | Shell (uncertain) |
Description | Short iron dagger with wooden handle. Blade tapers evenly to a point and has a central groove on both sides of blade. On either side of groove are double "X"'s incised with wavy or zig-zag lines. Handle is round in section with bands of darker shell(?) at top, middle and bottom. Base of handle is flanged, as is it's top. |
Length | 22.2 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of John B. Moore, 1983 |
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