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Object Number
2011.19.48.2
Display Title
Stitched leather sheath for curved sword
Descriptions
Object Description
Stitched leather sheath for curved sword; darkened with discoloration, one central stitch attaching the leather runs down the middle of the sheath on one side, half of the stitched side is covered in brown hair, 9 small holes at the mouth of the sheath
Inventory Description
Sheath, stitched leather, partially covered in brown fur, perforated at opening
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1978 or earlier
Culture
- Afar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Leather
Dimensions
Other: 39.2 x 6.9 x 0.6 cm (15 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.19.48.2
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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