Carved wooden sheath for sword, 1912.31.11 .1. Decorated with red cotton textile, feathers, teeth and beads. [LM 14/2/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved wooden sheath for sword, 1912.31.11 .1. Decorated with red cotton textile, feathers, teeth and beads. [LM 14/2/2007]
Long description: This is a double sheath. Outer sheath (for sword) is of two flat pieces of wood, bound together with black commercial braid. The upper part has a carved design. Tassels of animal fur and bundles of hair are tucked into the binding. The inner sheath (for a knife) is of bark, wrapped in red cotton textile. Both sheaths are wrapped with a length of red net textile. They are decorated with feathers, blue glass beads, tufts of hair and a bunch of four animal teeth. [LM 14/2/2007]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sarawak
Cultural groups: Iban
Person: Field collector Robert Walter Campbell Shelford; PRM source Robert Walter Campbell Shelford
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1912
Date collected: By 1912
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1912
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Bird Feather, Material Animal Fur Skin, Material Animal Tooth, Material Bead, Material Glass, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 770 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1912.31.11.2

Search terms: Weapon, Sheath

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