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1962.7.6.1

Knife[.1] with single edged blade and wooden hilt and leather sheath [.2] with wood liner [.3] [SM 17/05/2007]


1962.7.6.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife[.1] with single edged blade and wooden hilt and leather sheath [.2] with wood liner [.3] [SM 17/05/2007]
Long description
Knife[.1] with single edged blade and wooden hilt and leather sheath [.2] with wood liner [.3]. The join between the blade and the hilt is bound with plaited cane. The sheath is made of a single piece of leather with two perforated holes in the back for attaching it to a belt. It is stitched down one side with string and bound with a band of plaited cane. There is a piece of shaped wood inside, which presumably is a liner for the sheath. [SM 17/05/2007]
Geographical reference
Chin Hills
Cultural groups
Kuki
Person
Field collector John Comyn Higgins
Field collector Elsie Isabel Higgins
PRM source Elsie Isabel Higgins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1918
Date collected
?1918
Acquisition information
Donated: 1962
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Cane Plant, Material String, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Perforated, Process Plaited, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 300 mm knife, Width: max 30 mm, Length: max 212 mm sheath, Width: max 48 mm sheath, Length: max 205 mm wood liner, Width: max 27 mm wood liner
Object numbers
Accession number: 1962.7.6.1 Accession number: 1962.7.6.2 Accession number: 1962.7.6.3

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife, Sheath