Object Number | 42-30-606A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Somalia |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron | Ivory | Silver | Brass |
Description | Double edged iron blade with bevelled edges; sides almost parallel for two-thirds their length, then convex to sharp point; slight medial ridge on each face with three annulets near base. Tang inserted in ivory grio which has a brass edge where it fits over the blade; the actual grip is a long cylindrical section with triple horn band at its base; the far end is wide and lentoid in section, and is surmounted by a long, facted, silver knob bound at its base with silver wire. |
Length | 42.7 cm |
Width | 6.1 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
Other Number | 81 - Collector Number |
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