S-12 Knife & Sheath
Object Type
Knife & Sheath
Object Number
JL-S-12
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
Tswana
Medium/materials
Hide, Horn, Iron, Sinew, Wood
Dimensions (cms)
27 x 3.6 x 1.6
Description

Wood and iron knife and sheath. The tanged iron
blade is set in a horn hilt ornamented with a wavy zig-zag line down the centre and three shallow loops on each side, The sheath, of similar construction to that of JL-S-11, has a double wavy line on the front, and the bottom of the front is missing.

Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Keywords
horn, iron, knife, Sotho, Tswana, wood
Classification
Knife & Sheath
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library
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