Prestige knife (sai)
This prestige blade, or sai, was not intended as a weapon and was never thrown as it is large and too heavy. The blade is decorated with highly stylised spider and snake motifs, which connects men to nature. This item is used by men as a fashion accessory.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 432/2006
- Collection Class
- Personal ornament
- Collection Area Region
- W
- Material
- steelhidewood
- Common Name
- prestige knife (sai)
- Simple Name
- prestige knife
- Production County
- Blue Nile state
- Production Country
- Sudan, Republic of the
- Production Date
- 19th century
