This sword is decorated with hair and used for ceremonial purposes. The iron blade is attached to a wooden hilt with plant fibre.
Collector: Dowding, C.
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Hair, iron alloy, wood, vegetable material
Object dimensions: 67 x 17 x 7.5 cm
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