Knife

Dogon · Mali

Reference: ARM-11

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Height
34 cm
Material
Iron and wood

Knife for current use. Handle with a wide brass ring topped by a ball attached to the rest by a thin circular crown embossed. Very rusty…

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Knife for current use. Handle with a wide brass ring topped by a ball attached to the rest by a thin circular crown embossed. Very rusty and worn blade that accuses the passage of time.

Further technical information
Attributed period
First third century XX

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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