Wooden sheath [.1] with bamboo sticks [.2-.7]. [El.B 19/2/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden sheath [.1] with bamboo sticks [.2-.7]. [El.B 19/2/2007]
Long description: Wooden sheath [.1] with bamboo sticks [.2-.7]. Wooden sheath made of two halves bound together with brass bands and string, with decorative carving at one end, also decorated with hair tufts. Attached is a twisted plant fibre string with a wooden toggle. Also attached to the sheath are six pointed bamboo sticks for use as calthrops. [El.B 19/2/2007]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Borneo
Cultural groups: Malay
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected: ?By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Brass Metal, Material Hair, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Perforated, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Length: max 485 mm sheath
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.24.30.1 PR Cat other PR nos: 1195

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