- [nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]1933.59.1
- [nb-NO]Creator[nb-NO]
- Sword and scabbard, or takouba, from Bornu region in northern Nigeria, probably of Hausa manufacture. The sword has a large oval pommel, short hand grip and leather covered guards decorated with eight-pointed stars. The steel blade tapers to a small rounded point. The leather-covered scabbard has a recessed central panel with stamped decoration and a metal openwork panel covering a piece of red cloth. Collected by Lieut Col Robert L. Beasley DSO between 1901 and 1906.
- [nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]Southern Sahara
- [nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]1850 - 1906
- [nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]19th century
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- [nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
- [nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
- [nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- l: 95.5cm
- w: 12cm
- Houssa Work. N. Bornu (Sudan) Donor Lt. Col. R.L. Beasley, DSO July 1933
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[nb-NO]The Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum[nb-NO]
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