Knife with Sheath
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Knife with Sheath
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, Brass , Wood
Brass wire, Forged, carved, pierced, blackened, wrapped
Brass wire, Forged, carved, pierced, blackened, wrapped
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
088389 a+b
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Provenance
This object was purchased, among many others, by the Naturalienkabinett Stuttgart in 1913. According to the documentation, the objects were "collected" by the brother of the object donor, H. Schäfer, during an expedition with Max Esser in 1896 along the Kunene River. It is unclear on which side of the river this happened and so it is also unclear whether the objects originate from today's Angola or today's Namibia.
Text: Christoph Rippe.
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