Dagger

Dagger

Object name: Dagger
Date: 1837
Medium: Iron, leather
Object number: C03464
DescriptionDagger and sheath. The dagger has a small red and black leather handle, with banded design, and a blade of iron. The sheath is also made of red and black leather with embossed sun and moon decoration. This dagger would have contained poison.
West Africa.

Culture: Bambaran, Niger, Africa