Iron-bladed knife with ebony and ivory handle: wooden sheath covered in copper sheet. Curved blade with median rib. near hilt both sides are decorated with Islamic inscriptions. Handle is constructed of transverse alternating bands of ebony and ivory sandwiched between iron terminals. On one side of the handle, small iron nails and natural and possible colored ivory discs have been inserted to form geometric design. Iron handle terminals are decorated with incised diagonal designs. Collarded she
| العنوان | Iron-bladed knife with ebony and ivory handle: wooden sheath covered in copper sheet. Curved blade with median rib. near hilt both sides are decorated with Islamic inscriptions. Handle is constructed of transverse alternating bands of ebony and ivory sandwiched between iron terminals. On one side of the handle, small iron nails and natural and possible colored ivory discs have been inserted to form geometric design. Iron handle terminals are decorated with incised diagonal designs. Collarded she |
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| الموضوع | Shilluk |
| النوع | أخرى |
| اللغة | العربية |
| رقمي | نعم |
| مخطوط | لا |
| الأبعاد الفيزيائية | 26.7 cm - 5.2 cm |
| المكتبة: | The Penn Museum |
| رقم السجل | 83-26-14A |
| موقع المكتبة | Collections Storage |
| ملاحظات | Southern Sudan | Sudan - Gift of John B. Moore, 1983 - African |