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Object Number
990-5-50/12236B
Display Title
Sheath for Knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Knife with Sheath
Inventory Description
Sheath for knife, wood, bound w/ plant fiber, metal ring, incised and pigmented.
Classification
- Sheath
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tutsi?
- Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
/
Butare
Materials
Wood, Metal, Pigment, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 25.2 x 3.1 x 3.8 cm (9 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
990-5-50/12236B
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Helen Codere
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