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Description: | Short iron leaf-shaped blade with strong rounded mid rib for lower two-thirds of length, and rounded point. Blade flattish in cross-section (except for mid rib). Cleft of attachment socket closed near blade. Plain pale wooden shaft, widest at mid length and tapering beneath socketed butt spike. Cleft of attachment socket of butt spike is largely closed. Butt spike has circular then square then circular and finally (at end of spike) square cross-section. Kikuyu.
Material: metal, iron
Material: wood
image | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.ethnography.61528 | Go to resource |
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