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Dagger and sheath.dagger is wood w/ basketry grip; sheath is basketry with feath
Dagger and sheath.dagger is wood w/ basketry grip; sheath is basketry with feath
Object Number 985-11-30/11501
Display Title Dagger and sheath.dagger is wood w/ basketry grip; sheath is basketry with feath
Descriptions
Object Description Dagger and sheath. dagger is wood with basketry grip; sheath is basketry with feathers. sheath is banded in red, natural and brown. repairs made with cellophane tape. maybe canella or cariaya.
Inventory Description Dagger, toy?, wooden blade with basketry pommel, scabbard
Classification
  • Armament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cariaya?
  • Canela?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Amazon River
Materials Wood, Reed, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 3 x 2 cm (22 1/16 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 985-11-30/11501
Provenance
Collector Rex Endsleigh (ca.1955 - 1985)
Donor Marie Perry (1985)

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