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HARVARD AFRICAN STUDIES

6. K XX: vi. Large blade with tip drawn out, worked into the form of a goose’s head
and neck and turned back along the back of the blade to face the handle;
handle of a separate piece in the form of a bull’s leg, bent at knee to-
ward edge side, and attached by three rivets; total length, 34.6 cm.;
length of goose-neck, 1.6 cm.; curve of goose-neck projects 0.5 cm.
beyond tip of blade; length of effective blade to beginning of handle,
21 cm.; maximum width of blade, 4.5 cm.; thickness, 0.2 cm.; width
of top of handle, 2.6 cm.; width of hoof, 1.9 cm.; Photo. A 2143, No. 1.
Pl. 50, 2-1. Fig. 189, 6.

Type 11-2, ordinary knives with handle curving towards edge side:

7. K 312:13.
8. K 1036: x.
9. K 1622: x.
10. K 1625: x.
11. K 1801:6.
12. K XXVII: 1.
13. KXXXV:vi.
14. KB 70:10.

15. K 6008: 8.

Small knife with horn handle; handle attached with two copper rivets in
axis of knife; total length, 20.1 cm.; length of blade, 12.5 cm., to be-
ginning of handle, 10.2 cm.; maximum width of blade, 2.7 cm.; thick-
ness at back, a little over 0.1 cm.; diameter of lower part of handle,
1.6 cm. At foot of grave under pottery. Photo. A 2143, No. 7. Pl. 50,
2-7. Fig. 189, 7.
Knife blade with tip curving up; butt, triangular with three rivet holes;
1., 14.2 cm.; to beginning of handle, 11.6 cm.; severely worn so that
greatest width is now at beginning of handle, 2.6 cm.; width in middle
is now 1.6 cm.; thickness at back, 0.2 cm.; Photo. A 927, No. 11.
Fig. 189, 8.
Knife blade, almost worn out; remains of wooden handle; 1., 22.9 cm.;
to top of handle, 17.7 cm.; width of worn blade, 2.3 cm.; width at top
of handle, 3.8 cm.; thickness, 0.2 cm.; Photo. A 2143, No. 2. Pl. 50,
2-2. Fig. 190, 9.
Knife blade, worn especially toward tip; three rivet holes in triangular
butt; 1., 19.2 cm., to top of handle, 16 cm.; maximum width, 4.2 cm.;
thickness at back, 0.2 cm.; Photo. A 2143, No. 8. Pl. 50, 2-8. Fig.
190, 10.
Knife blade, like No. 10; 1., 15.4 cm.; maximum width, at top of handle,
2.9 cm.; thickness at back, about 0.16 cm. In front of chief body.
Photo. A 2143, No. 4. Pl. 50, 2-4. Fig. 190, 11.
Knife blade, small curving; three rivets close together; butt cut off
square; 1., 9 cm.; maximum width (middle of blade), 2 cm.; thickness,
a little over 0.1 cm.; edge hardly worn; Photo. A 2143, No. 3. Pl. 50,
2-3. Fig. 190, 12.
Knife blade like No. 10; 1., 16.1 cm.; maximum width, 3.1 cm.; thickness,
0.2 cm.; Photo. A 2143, No. 5. Pl. 50, 2-5. Fig. 190, 13.
Knife blade like No. 10, but less worn; four rivet holes; 1., 17.8 cm.; maxi-
mum width (middle of blade), 3.3 cm. Near feet of chief body with
adze, axe, and mirror. Photo. B 2641, No. 10. Fig. 190, 14.
Broad straight backed blade with curving edge worn nearly straight for
greater part of length; straight cut butt; three rivet holes; 1., 14.3 cm.;
maximum width, towards tip, 3.6 cm.; Photo. B 2641, No. 2. Fig.
190, 15.
 
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