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Object Number
998-26-50/12952.1
Display Title
Sword with scabbard
Descriptions
Object Description
Sword with tooled scabbard with leather straps and metal rings
Inventory Description
Sword, leather handle, painted, metal finial, 3 grooves and engraved snake/dots
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
North Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 84 x 11.2 x 4.5 cm (33 1/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-26-50/12952.1
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD, School of Public Health '73, and Jane C. Hughes, Radcliffe '67
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(1990 or later - 12/28/98)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(1990 or later - 12/28/98)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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