Sword [.1] with deeply curved two edged blade and black wood hilt, with curved leather sheath [.2] and belt with buckle. [SM 25/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Sword [.1] with deeply curved two edged blade and black wood hilt, with curved leather sheath [.2] and belt with buckle. [SM 25/06/2007]
Long description: The sword blade has a central ridge and is blackened along the centre. The sheath is made from ?hide and covered with leather. It is stitched together, but the stitching is split in sections. [SM 25/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Ethiopia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Ethiopia
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1966
Date collected: By 1966
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Stitched, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 860 mm sword, Length: max 760 mm blade, Length: max 770 mm sheath
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.162.1 Accession number: 1966.1.162.2