sword
- Museum number
- Af1906,1211.31.a
- Description
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Short sword, a chief's badge-of-office made of iron, copper and iron wire, with a sheath of wood and skin.
- Production date
- 1906 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 48 centimetres
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Width: 7.10 centimetres
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Depth: 4 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register: "Lovale. Chief's badge of office, worn hanging on the back". Added by W B Fagg: "Baluba style sword".
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1906
- Acquisition notes
- See comment on Af1906,1211.1.a
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1906,1211.31.a