- [nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]1933.59.7
- Sword and scabbard from northern Nigeria. The sword has an elongated hand grip with sloping shoulders and no guard. The steel blade tapers to a small rounded point. Wooden scabbard with leather covering and bound with copper alloy wire. The scabbard has two strengtheners and a chape of copper alloy. Collected by Lieut Col Robert L. Beasley DSO between 1901 and 1906.
- [nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]Northern Nigeria
- [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: 104cm
- w: 4.5cm
- l: 85cm
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