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Sword ("takuba") with inlaid brass design, wooden handle, 36.25" L x 1.5" W
Sword ("takuba") with inlaid brass design, wooden handle, 36.25" L x 1.5" W
Object Number 975-32-50/11858
Display Title Sword ("takuba") with inlaid brass design, wooden handle, 36.25" L x 1.5" W
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Takuba
Inventory Description Sword, iron blade, incised and inlaid with brass, wood grip, nailed
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara region
Materials Steel, Brass, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 92 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm (36 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-32-50/11858

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