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Sheath, carved wood halves lashed with fiber, animal jaw attached by black cord
Sheath, carved wood halves lashed with fiber, animal jaw attached by black cord
Object Number 96-3-60/47866.2
Display Title Sheath, carved wood halves lashed with fiber, animal jaw attached by black cord
Descriptions
Object Description Sheath, carved wood halves lashed with fiber, animal jaw attached by black cord, from knife and sheath
Inventory Description Sheath, carved wood halves lashed with fiber, animal jaw attached by black cord
Classification
  • Sheath
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ainu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan / <State> / Kuril Islands
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Cotton, Dye, Animal bone, Animal tooth, Lacquer
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 5.6 x 2.2 cm (8 1/4 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 96-3-60/47866.2; 47866
Provenance
Dealer Akitsu Co.
Donor Mrs. N. E. Baylies (1896)

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