Dagger Item Number: K4.117 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Knife with pointed blade and square shaped handle with a pointed knob on the end. Geometric and scrolled designs are present on the top and bottom of the handle.
History Of Use
Paper knife
Item History
- Made in Tanzania
- Collected between 1916 and 1918
- Owned by A. McPhee Warner
- Owned by Lillian Warner before August 1954
- Received from Lillian Warner (Donor) during August 1954
What
- Name
- Dagger
- Identification Number
- K4.117
- Type of Item
- dagger
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and engraved
- Overall
- height 18.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- East African
- Previous Owner
- A. McPhee Warner and Lillian Warner
- Received from
- Lillian Warner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tanzania
When
- Collection Date
- between 1916 and 1918
- Ownership Date
- before August 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2177/0019