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Knife

Object Number:16111A
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Moorish
Provenience: Morocco
Spain
Date Made: 1881
Early Date: 1881
Late Date: 1881
Section:African
Materials:Steel
Bone
Length: 34.7 cm
Width: 2 cm
Credit Line:Deposited by C. Howard Colket, 1893

Description

Straight steel blade, cutting edge narrowing to point; tang inserted in split bone handle. Both faces of blade with edge design; inscription is Arabic date.

Bibliography:

[Article] 1900. "Collections and Publications". Bulletin of the Free Museum of Science and Art. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania. Vol. II. no. No. 3. pg. 172-180 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 179-180View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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