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Knives

Knife with large flat blade (hatchet-shaped), round handle wrapped in wire, blade decorated on one side (blacksmith's art)

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Nzimu
Object type
Messer
Dimensions
Handle: 9.3 cm long; blade: 13 cm long
Material/Technique
wood (plant material), iron (metal)
Forged, carved
Object genre
tool
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2517
Other number(s)
2517

Provenance and sources

where
Kamerun

when
before 1918
where
Kamerun
who
Stetten, Freiherr Richard von - Owners

when
1939
where
Stuttgart
Description
Alexander von Stetten (presumably the father of R. von Stetten) donated the object to the Linden Museum.

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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