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Object Number
40-24-50/5110
Display Title
Knife - small leaf-shaped iron blade
Descriptions
Object Description
Knife - small leaf-shaped iron blade; wooden handle with burnt incised geometric decoration
Inventory Description
Knife, ridged metal blade, incised and burnished wood handle
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Acholi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Lotti?
Materials
Wood, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 19.4 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm (7 5/8 x 1 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-24-50/5110
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