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Object Number
2011.19.8.2
Display Title
Sheath; wood sheath with applied braided plant material; cord
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden sheath; 8 rings of braided plant material, slight separation between 2 halves of sheath, triangular protrusion with a cord threaded through it near top, tip tapers then forms conical shape mimicking hilt of sword
Inventory Description
Sheath; squared wood staff, 8 rings of braided plant material, triangular protrusion, perforated with twisted fiber cordage, both ends tapered to conical shape
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1965 or earlier
Culture
- Lele
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
Materials
Wood Plant fiber
Dimensions
Other: 63.7 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm (25 1/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.19.8.2
Credit Line
Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
Donor
Donated by
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
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