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Object Number 2001.12.3.2
Display Title Sword holder
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden sword holder with cross piece; additional cross piece missing?
Inventory Description Sheath, wood, open faced, wood and fiber strap, fiber strap
Classification
  • Sheath
Department Ethnographic
Date 1914 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines
Dimensions Overall: 42.6 x 8 x 2 cm (16 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Constance Wigglesworth Holden
Provenance
Collector Richard B. Wigglesworth (1914 or earlier - 1966 ca.)
Donor Constance Wigglesworth Holden (1966 ca. - 5/20/01)

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