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Goat skin sheath
Object Number 51-40-60/9838
Display Title Goat skin sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sheath, sewn leather covered wood, tapered, steel tip, wrapped with leather
Classification
  • Sheath
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gurkha
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Bihar / <County> / Ramgarh
Asia / India / Orissa
Additional Geographic Terms Ramgarh; Ranchi, about 30 mi. from the Ursaline Convent in
Materials Leather, Steel, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 34.5 x 7.6 x 2.4 cm (13 9/16 x 3 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-40-60/9838

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