Abyssinian "schotel" in leather sheath · Ethiopia · ID: 3040444
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Size
L: 85 cm (blade length)/96 cm (total length)
L: 33.5 inch (blade length)/37.8 inch (total length)
Description
strongly curved sickle-shaped iron blade, sharpened on both sides, with three grooves on the front and back, tripartite handle from wood and horn, sheath from red-tanned leather with ornamental embossing, original sewn on the backside, fixed to leather belt for attachment, slightly dam. (wooden handle and leather sheath), traces of old age
The object Abyssinian “schotel” in leather sheath with the object ID 3040444 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 507.
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