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Knife

1800s

Africa, unknown maker

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Medium
steel with horn handle
Measurements
Blade: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); Scabbard: 10.2 cm (4 in.); Knife including handle: 40.7 cm (16 in.)
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Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1020.a
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A steel knife with a wide, leaf-shaped blade extends into a sharp point, featuring a dark, mottled surface and central ridge. The yellowish-brown horn handle narrows in the center, cinched by a thin dark band. It is topped by a three-pointed pommel: a tall metallic center point flanked by two shorter projections. A dark metal piece fastens the base of the blade to the handle.

Knife

1800s

Africa, unknown maker

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