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multi-curved blade with rounded and angled tips at the upper end and in the centre (the middle one with barbs); blade decorated with forged lines; fluted at the end near the handle; hole at the end of the blade; handle braided with leather cord

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
(Ndzimu-Gruppe)
Object type
Wurfmesser
Dimensions
L 65.5 cm
Material/Technique
iron (metal), leather
Forged, braided
Object genre
weapon
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2466
Other number(s)
2466 (Old inventory number)

Provenance and sources

where
Kameruner Waldland
when
before 1905
where
Kamerun
who
Preuss, Martin - Role not clarified
when
1905
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners
Description
M. Preuss 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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CC0 1.0 DEED

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