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Iron dagger, wooden handle
Object Number 16-43-50/B1512
Display Title Iron dagger, wooden handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Dagger, double-edged iron blade, incised, wood and brass grip
Classification
  • Dagger
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Benin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood, Iron, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 4 x 1.5 cm (11 7/16 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 16-43-50/B1512
Provenance
Collector British Punitive Force (1897)
Dealer W. D. Webster
Dealer J. C. Stevens
Dealer William O. Oldman
Donor Mr. Oric Bates (1916)

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