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Description: | Sacrificial knife. Blade wider at tip than at handle. Has a straight edge at tip with a small point projecting out sideways. There is a small barb on the back of the blade. Brass handle with knuckle guard. Ornamented with red goats hair. Wickerwork sheath of rattan. Length incl. Hair: 26'' Width 3''
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 6.4.59/14i | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | Haka wood sacrificial knives (knives (ritual & belief: thanksgiving & votive offerings)) hair iron copper alloy | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-69263 | Go to resource |
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