S-8 Knife & Sheath
Object Type
Knife & Sheath
Object Number
JL-S-8
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
South Sotho
Medium/materials
Fibre, Hide, Iron, Rhino-horn, Wood
Dimensions (cms)
29.2 x 4.6 x 2.8
Description

Wood and iron knife and sheath. The iron bladed
knife has a horn handle with the figure of a warthog on top; the wooden sheath is made in two pieces with zig-zag grooves up the front. Both parts of the sheath are joined by bands of plaited black fibre which may be hair, and at the back is the remains of a leather carrying-strap.

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