Dagger
| Object Number: | 42-30-610A |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Morocco |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Iron Horn (animal part) |
| Length: | 40 cm |
| Width: | 5.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 13-a - Other Number |
Description
Curved iron blade, double-edged for rather more than half its length, and tapering to point; the concave edge is the fully sharp one, the sharp part of the convex edge is bevelled on both faces. Slight engraved decoration and two round piercings connected by a small rectangular piercing near the grip. Tang inserted through flat, two-piece horn grip held together by a band of iron around its base and a band lengthwise of the grip.
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