Dagger Item Number: K2.194 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Knife with a curved, double-sided blade that ends in a point and has a central ridge running along its length. The knife is twisted at the neck, which flares outwards to form a short handle pierced with one hole at the top and that has two triangular notches cut from either side.
Item History
- Made in Gao, Mali
- Collected by Michael Mason
- Owned by Michael Mason before October 20, 1970
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Michael Mason (Seller) on October 20, 1970
What
- Name
- Dagger
- Identification Number
- K2.194
- Type of Item
- dagger
- Material
- steel metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- forged and twisted
- Overall
- height 15.8 cm, width 2.3 cm, depth 0.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Hausa
- Field Collector
- Michael Mason
- Previous Owner
- Michael Mason
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Michael Mason (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Gao, Mali
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 20, 1970
- Acquisition Date
- on October 20, 1970
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0172/0023