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Object Number
975-32-50/11872
Display Title
Arm dagger
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Telek
Object Description
Arm dagger ("telek") - II V II V II V - stamped in each groove on both sides design near top of blade, metal handle with wire-wrapped design. Redish-brown leather sheath, punched hole design with green leather underneath, gold ornamentation.
Inventory Description
Dagger, wire wrapped wood handle, engraved grooved blade
Classification
- Dagger
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1600
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Sahara region
Materials
Metal, Wood, Leather, Steel, Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 51.3 x 8.6 x 8.8 cm (20 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Distance (Total length): 50.7999 in. (decimal), 8.89 x 49.53 cm (3 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
975-32-50/11872
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 975-32-50/11872.1 | Scabbard |
Sheath
|
Algeria
| |
| 975-32-50/11871 | Arm dagger with leather sheath |
Dagger
|
Algeria
| |
| 975-32-50/11873 | Arm dagger |
Dagger
|
Algeria
| |
| 975-32-50/11874 | Arm dagger |
Dagger
|
Algeria
| |
| 975-32-50/11870 | Arm dagger |
Knife
|
Algeria
| |
| 986-30-60/14531 | Dagger |
Dagger
|
Kirkuk
| |
| 986-30-40/14555 | Curved dagger |
Dagger
|
Kossovo
| |
| 986-30-60/14523 | Curved dagger |
Dagger
|
Iraq
| |
| 986-30-60/14530 | Dagger |
Dagger
|
Baghdad
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 69-30-10/2177 | Dagger; double blade with sheath |
Shaft, modified
Dagger |
Alaska
| |
| 53-51-50/9780 | Dagger with leather handle and sheath |
Dagger
|
Algeria
| |
| 69-30-10/2178 | Dagger with leather sheath |
Dagger
|
Alaska
|