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Knife with Sheath
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In Owambo societies this used to be a highly valued personal possession at the time when this particular knife was dispatched to Stuttgart. At least one knife would be carried by its owner, and especially by men, at all times. Mostly used as a multi-functional, practical tool. When needed it also provided a means of self-defence. [SF]

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Ambo
Object type
Dolch
Material/Technique
Iron, Copper , Wood, Plant fibre
Copper wire, Forged, carved, plugged in, Cord, wrapped
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
F 50412 a+b

Provenance and sources

when
(?)

where
Namibia

when
1964
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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