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Object Number
990-5-50/12260B
Display Title
Sheath for Sword
Descriptions
Object Description
Sheath for Sword
Inventory Description
Sheath for sword, wood, incised and pigmented designs, fiber ties
Classification
- Sheath
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tutsi?
- Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
/
Butare
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 50.8 x 4 x 5.2 cm (20 x 1 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
990-5-50/12260B
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Helen Codere
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