Knife
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified artist
Medium
Brass, steel
Geography
Niger
Date
late 20th century
Dimensions
2 x 42 x 7.8 cm
Object number
2012.62.83.1
Credit Line
This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust Fund
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Brass and steel knife with a highly decorative handle. The handle is made from brass with two crescent shapes flanking the part of the handle you would grasp. The tip of the handle below the crescent shape has two circular shapes and a small finial. The blade is made of steel and tapers to a point. Paired with sheath (2012.62.83.2). Though purchased in Niger from a Tuareg seller, the style of this knife suggests that it may have been made elsewhere.
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