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Knife

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a digging knife made by the blacksmith. This is finished and oiled ready for use. The midrib is fashioned by hammering the red hot knife over the groove on the stone anvil or an old bit of railway line. The handle is put on the knife by first making a hole in the handle picking up red hot tang of the knife and then hammering it home (tip of knife on anvil).

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  • Title: Knife
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Knife
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood, Iron
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Community: Kikuyu
  • Collection Date: 1968-11-08
  • Collected By: Jean Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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