Identifier:
176406
Description:
Matching knife and sheath. The knife has a steel blade and leather-wrapped handle with crescent-shaped butt and crossguard. The sheath--like the handle--is black and maroon leather with rounded tip and hand-tooled geometric designs on one side.;The Fulani are a large, diverse group of peoples living in eastern West Africa.;The donor obtained the knife from a Rev. Arthur Anderson, who obtained it during the 1950s while in Cameroon, West Africa.
Date:
circa 1955
Materials:
Tooled, Leather, Iron
Dimensions:
14" h 1.9 | 1.5" w .9 | 1" d; 10.1" h
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Press, Mrs. Clifton W.
Related Entities:
Fulani Ethnic Group (creator)
Press, Mrs. Clifton W. (donor)
