Dagger

Dagger

Object name: Dagger
Date: 1800-1902
Medium: Steel, brass, wood, leather
Object number: C03460
DescriptionAshante dagger and sheath. The dagger has a black wood and brass cruciform handle, and a cross guard of brass. It has a steel blade which has been grooved, indented and pierced for poison.The sheath is made of red leather mounted with bands of brass and finished with a tassle at the base.
Western Africa.
Culture: Ashante or Asante, Ghanaian, Africa