Knife Item Number: K4.6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Knife with a curved blade that comes to a point at the tip. The wooden handle flares at both ends, and is wrapped in alternating bands of copper and iron wire. The butt end of the wooden handle is covered in a narrow strip of copper.
Item History
- Made in South Africa ?
- Owned by Alfred Bragg before 1947
- Received from Alfred Bragg (Donor) during 1947
What
- Name
- Knife
- Identification Number
- K4.6
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- steel metal, copper metal, wood and iron metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, forged and coiled
- Overall
- height 46.0 cm, width 16.3 cm, depth 2.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nguni ?
- Previous Owner
- Alfred Bragg
- Received from
- Alfred Bragg (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- South Africa ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1947
- Acquisition Date
- during 1947
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1828/0006