dagger, arms, arms, ceremonial

Dagger of iron and wood.
Dagger of iron, heavily beaten, leaf shaped, with carved and decorated wooden hilt (no sheath). Base of handle cylindrical, narrow neck an bulb-shaped at end. Original classification: "A: Knives, swords, spears, spear throwers"

Republic of Benin

metal (material), wood, varnish

forged (metal), carved, beaten, decorated, polished

LDUEC-A.0086

UCL Ethnographic Collections