Knife
| Object Number: | 42-30-598 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Sudan |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Iron Leather Fabric |
| Length: | 27.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 20 - Other Number |
Description
Grip and blade of one piece of iron. Double-edged blade tapering to point; end of grip flat with convex edge; grip wrapped with cloth covered with hide; sealing wax fastening the tape binding. "One of the daggers carried by the warriors of the Mad Mullah whom Kitchener broke and routed in the bloodiest battle of the 19th century."
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