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Turkana Wrist Knife SB.1.14

Turkana Wrist Knife SB.1.14

SB.1.14
Wrist Knife
Wrist knife. Turkana. Kenya. No 79. X.A.7. Original list: "Turkana. Wrist knife. Leather, iron, aluminum. Man, warrior" Wrist knife made from an iron blade shaped like an arch, which is covered at the outer edge with a protective sheath in leather plated with d aluminum at both ends. "The well known arm-ring is a really dangerous weapon. Inserted on the wrist and covered with a thin strip of leather, it may look like and ornament" (Staff Of Consolata Fathers. Turkana: 21) "I witnessed several bloody fights with They are also very useful for cutting cords or slicing meat and chopping up doum palm nuts "(Donovan. 2005: 101)
Category: Bracelet
Material: Leather. Iron. Aluminum.
Location: Kenya
Size in Centimeters:
Length: 14.5
Width: 11
Height: 1
Other dim .: Original list: W: 1.2 H: 15 L: 11.5

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