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SearchObject type
weapon to stab and cut > sabre
Materials
metals
Theme
travel, exploration and research
Legend
Zande iron sabre, slightly curved, with parallel lines incised on one side.
This item belonged to the traveller Henry M. Stanley (1841-1904), and is now part of the Henry M. Stanley Collection of Memorabilia, that his son Denzil M. Stanley donated to the Museum in 1954. Along with other objects, it records Stanley's travels in Africa, and the Victorian era.
Original owner
Henry Morton Stanley (°1841 - †1904)
Date of acquisition
1954-08-18
Dimensions
74 cm x 18 cm x 5 cm
Inventory number
HO.1954.72.113
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