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Sword

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Flat iron sword sharpened on both sides with handle end covered with leather sheath. Scrap iron was cut, heated in a hot burning charcoal , when red hot it is removed and put on a stone anvil, beaten using a hammer, the sides are also sharpened using a file.The leather sheath is made from a cowhide.

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  • Title: Sword
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Sword
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood, Iron, Leather
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Laleem
  • Community: Samburu
  • Collection Date: 1999-08-30
  • Collected By: John R. Buliyar
National Museums of Kenya

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