Unidentified
Ceremonial Knife and Sheath
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Category
Culture
Tiv Peoples
Place Made
Nigeria
Materials
Brass, iron
Measurements
14 3/4 x 5 1/2 in (37.465 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Françoise Billion Richardson Charitable Trust
Accession #
2015.38.56.a,.b
Description
Long tapered blade with handle with oval finial with seven bulbed projections. Sheath with flat ridged belt loop and series of openwork triangles. Diamond shaped knobs at tip with three openwork rings at end.