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Object Number 975-32-50/11873
Display Title Arm dagger
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Telek
Object Description Arm dagger ("telek"), plain blade, wooden handle. Leather sheath with incised ornamentation.
Inventory Description Dagger, wood handle, stamped leather sheath, band, metal accents
Classification
  • Dagger
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara region
Dimensions Overall: 64.3 x 7.5 x 8.6 cm (25 5/16 x 2 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 975-32-50/11873

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