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Object Number
975-32-50/11865
Display Title
Sword
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Takuba
Object Description
Sword ("takuba") with engraved line down middle and a few lines near top, leather handle. Leather sheath and design and metal tip and metal strip on top.
Inventory Description
Sword, leather handle w/metal finial, stamped leather scabbard, flaps w/rings
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Sahara region
Materials
Metal, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 97.1 x 11.5 x 5.2 cm (38 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-32-50/11865
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