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Object Number
29-4-50/H728
Display Title
Sabres or short swords
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, iron blade, slightly angled toward edges, carved wooden grip
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bobwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Uele-I-Timbiri District; Bambili, west of
Materials
Iron, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 62.8 x 6.9 x 4.6 cm (24 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
29-4-50/H728
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-4-50/H728.1 | Sabres or short swords |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 29-4-50/H728.2 | Sabres or short swords |
Sword
|
Congo
| |
| 30-65-50/H1213 | Sabres |
Sword
|
Congo
| |
| 2004.24.17168 | Spears, swords, sabre, hunter's bow, skin pouch, arrows, wicker dart carrier |
Liberia
| ||
| 30-66-50/H1397 | Short swords |
Dagger
Raw Material |
Tanzania
| |
| 37-98-70/693 | Chief's short sword - iron in metal scabbard |
Knife
|
Soliga
| |
| 37-98-70/694 | Iron short sword - for daily use |
Knife
|
Soliga
| |
| 95-20-50/49361.1 | Turkish(?)/Moorish? short sword |
Knife
|
Africa
| |
| 998-11-50/12823 | Sabre knife |
Sword
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 07-61-70/72604 | Short sword |
Knife
|
Halmahera Island
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Short swords fitted to single scabbard
| 14-23-60/85672 | Short swords fitted to single scabbard |
China?
| ||
| 29-4-50/H734 | Sabre |
Sword
|
Buta
|