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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.. This particular object does not show any sign of wear from use and was probably made to be traded. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cataloguing data

Object type
Dolch
Dimensions
Länge: 35 cm
Material/Technique
Iron, Wood
Fire painting, Forged, carved
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
F 55136 a

Provenance and sources

when
(?)

where
Namibia

when
1998
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Provenance
The grandfather of the object donor Anita Hoeft was in unknown employment in "German South-West Africa" between 1904 and 1910 and acquired the object there in an unknown manner. Text: Christoph Rippe.

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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