Sword
This is a sword, thought to have been used during the 1898 Hut Tax War. The Sierra Leone National Museum records note that it was also used in battles against Temne chief, Gba Gahen, who was captured in a village called Mende Kema which is near Yoyema .
Further Information
- Type: Weapons, armour
- Object: Sword
- Materials: Wood, Metal
- Culture Group: Mende
- Dimensions: Unknown
- Production Date: Pre 1963
- Associated Places: Yoyema, Moyamba District
- Associated People: James Abu (Trader)
- Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
- Accession Number: SLNM.1963.56.21
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