Dagger and sheath

Museum number:
5-1734a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21051734a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1372
Description:
(a) Arm dagger, (b) sheath. 12.5" 31.75cm overall length - black leather handle, sheath of reptile skin.
Donor:
Stanley Washburn
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria, prob. Hausa
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collection date:
1959
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1969-1970 #103: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (April 2, 1970–July 21, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dagger and sheath, accession number 5-1734a,b, described as (a) Arm dagger, (b) sheath. 12.5" 31.75cm overall length - black leather handle, sheath of reptile skin.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dagger and sheath, accession number 5-1734a,b, described as (a) Arm dagger, (b) sheath. 12.5" 31.75cm overall length - black leather handle, sheath of reptile skin.

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