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Object Number
999-34-50/12933
Display Title
Weaving sword
Descriptions
Object Description
Weaving sword with long shaft, knop terminal; patina
Inventory Description
Weaving sword, carved wood, tapered one end, perforated handle other end
Classification
- Shuttle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Nupe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 102.24 x 3.81 x 1.91 cm (40 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-34-50/12933
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(1993 - 12/12/99)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(1993 - 12/12/99)
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