Knife
| Object Number: | 42-30-607A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Morocco |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Steel Wood |
| Length: | 39.8 cm |
| Width: | 2.3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 238 - Other Number |
Description
Straight steel blade with very thick back; sharp, slightly recurved edge, tapering to a point. Socket over facetted cylindrical grip with conventionalized bird-head pommel, all covered with brass ornamented with incised straight and angled lines. On both sides of blade at back, engraved decoration, partly gilded.
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