Object number
1933.59.25
Description
Arm dagger and scabbard from northern Nigeria. Polished wooden handle of waisted form, no pommel, the tang of the blade is secured at the upper end by a small disc. Steel blade with a slightly raised central ridge which tapers to a sharp point. Elaborately twisted leather strips form the arm strap at the upper end of the sheath, which has scored linear and stamped decoration with a circular leather 'button' type terminal. Collected by Lieut Col Robert L. Beasley DSO between 1901 and 1906.
Production place
Northern Nigeria
Date
1850 - 1906
Production period
19th century
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- l: 28cm
- w: 6cm
- l: 21cm
- diam: 10cm