Finger knife

Museum number:
5-6772a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21056772a@2cb
Alternate number:
9 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Object count:
2
Description:
Finger knife and sheath; a) knife; iron; flat crescent-shape with outer edge sharpened; finger loop behind crescent ; b) sheath; leather fitted around outer edge with strand rubber attached; length 7 cm; width 4.5 cm. Native name Abobot. Used by men as fighting weapons; worn on fingers; leather sheath removed for combat. Collected Nov. 1966.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21) Moroto Development Center
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
Nov 1966
Object type:
(not specified)
Object class:
Finger knives (cutting tools), Finger knives (fist weapons), and Finger knives (knife weapons)
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Finger knife, accession number 5-6772a,b, described as Finger knife and sheath; a) knife; iron; flat crescent-shape with outer edge sharpened; finger loop behind crescent ; b) sheath; leather fitted around outer edge with strand rubber attached; length 7 cm; width 4.5 cm. Native name Abobot. Used by men as fighting weapons; worn on fingers; leather sheath removed for combat. Collected Nov. 1966.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Finger knife, accession number 5-6772a,b, described as Finger knife and sheath; a) knife; iron; flat crescent-shape with outer edge sharpened; finger loop behind crescent ; b) sheath; leather fitted around outer edge with strand rubber attached; length 7 cm; width 4.5 cm. Native name Abobot. Used by men as fighting weapons; worn on fingers; leather sheath removed for combat. Collected Nov. 1966.

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