Tanged iron blade, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

A curved, tanged iron blade (brɔfiɛn in Nafaanra), slightly shouldered at the base (right), with a short narrow tang for the purpose of hafting to a wood handle. The tool shows signs of corrosion. The artfiact was excavated from a house mound. Scale in cm. Length: 19.1 cm. Weight: 54.7 g. Ngre Kataa, 4 June, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 10N 28-30E, Level 7

Date:

2009-06-04

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects:

Iron tool

Subjects Facet:

Blades (tool and equipment components); Cutting tools; Knives; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF NK 09-113

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-06-04

Archaeological Phase:

Ngre phase (late)

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa; 8.11277778, -2.30611111

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111