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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:African
Title:Dagger
Type:Armament; Fishing/Trapping/Hunting
Materials:iron, wood, and copper
Place Made:Africa
Measurements:Overall: 20 5/8 in x 2.3125; 52.4 cm cm
Accession Number:  MH SK L.A.3.9
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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SKINNER CATALOGUE: A long thin bladed hand forged dagger, the blade 17 3/8" x 1 15/15", clenched through a short wooden handle, which is bound with narrow hammered brass tape. The blade is sharpened on both edges with a single bevel, is pointed, and is decorated with a series of eleven shortening lines. A round 13/32" hole is bored in the blade 3 1/2" from the handle. Weight: 10 ozs. Cat. 10/6/1935.

Tags:
African; knives

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