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Knife978/1 a-b

Leather-bound knife handle (part a) with long leather-bound knife sheath cover (part b) and braided straps. End of handle has a metal loop attached to a wide knob and tapers to a narrow leather braided section that flares outward at the end and holds the blade. Knife blade is inserted into the sheath (part b) that has a large flared knob at the top, tapers to a narrow leather-covered section with small vertical fibre stitching and connects to two long braided straps with thick fibre braided loop pieces. Around each loop are decorative bands of braided leather and fibre.

Culture
West African
Material
skin, metal and fibre
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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