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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. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Ambo
Object type
Knives
Material/Technique
Iron, Wood
Forged, carved, plugged in, Cord, hooked in, knotted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
089833 a+b

Provenance and sources

when
around 1914 or earlier

where
Namibia

when
1914
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Provenance
Berg was a ship's captain and therefore spent most of his time in port areas. It has not yet been possible to verify that he made a trip to "German South-West Africa". Objects from there probably came into his possession through middlemen. Text: Christoph Rippe.

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