- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Sword [.1] with straight two edged blade and incised wooden hilt, in a decoratively incised wooden sheath [.2] with carrying cord.[SM 28/06/2007]
- Long description
- Sword [.1] with straight two edged blade and incised wooden hilt, in a decoratively incised wooden sheath [.2] with carrying cord. The sword blade has a raised central ridge The hilt is short and flares at either end and is incised with geometric designs. The sheath is made from two pieces of wood bound together with three bands of twisted animal hide. It is elaborately decorated on one side with incised geometric patterns and has a projection on the front beneath the mouth with a hole through it. A length of sisal cord is attached through this . [SM 28/06/2007]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Lamang
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1929
- Date collected
- 1929
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1982
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Rawhide Skin, Material Sisal Fibre Plant, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Bound, Process Twisted, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Length: max 545 mm sword in sheath, Length: max 509 mm sword, Width: max 44 mm sword, Length: max 452 mm sheath, Width: max 45 mm sheath
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1982.7.4.1 Accession number: 1982.7.4.2
Further items to explore
1929.17.3.1Short Japanese sword, wakizashi, [with sheath .3, knife .5 and kogai .6], forming a pair with 1929.17.3 .2. [El.B 26/4/2007]1929.17.3.1
1884.24.102Dress rapier with slightly ridged two-edged steel blade. The two-horned shell guard, grip, knuckle guard and pommel are of brass with swirling repoussé design. [LM 29/08/2007]1884.24.102
1912.31.14One-edged sword, parang ilang, with raised decoration on the back of the blade and elaborately carved wooden pommel with hair tufts and brass wire binding. [LM 30/04/2007]1912.31.14
2007.54.1Military sabre with curved blade, leather-covered grip and knuckleguard. [El.B 07/09/2007]2007.54.1
1995.21.37Spoon with flat oval shaped scoop and triangular shaped handle with central hole; possibly for hanging. Linear and circular design burnt onto front side steam and handle of spoon. Small patch of burnt wood on back surface. Hand written in black ink on back of handle: 'From Dorothy. From E. Africa, 1946'.1995.21.37
1958.11.2.274Clay Mkaramo figure. Cylindrical body, with a flared base. Two extended protrusions, representing breasts or arms. No distinction between the body and the head, with no facial features. [BH [OPS Move] 11/5/2017]1958.11.2.274
1920.91.24Wooden tube of magic poison (tied to other tubes, see 1920.91.23 - .26 with skin). The tube is bundle together with cotton and hair. [FB 14/11/2012]1920.91.24
1904.34.28Neck torque of a leather strip strengthened with wire and decorated with beadwork, with long pendant chains and a pendant string of blue and white beads. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/6/2005]1904.34.28