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1912.31.8.2

Sheath [.2] made of two pieces of wood bound together with plaited cane strips and painted red. For a sword [1912.31.8 .1][SM 15/02/2007]

1912.31.8.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sheath [.2] made of two pieces of wood bound together with plaited cane strips and painted red. For a sword [1912.31.8 .1][SM 15/02/2007]
Long description
Sheath [.2] made of two pieces of wood bound together with plaited cane strips and painted red. For a sword [1912.31.8 .1] Padded red floral fabric is attached to the top of the sheath using orange yarn, possibly silk. Beneath this, rope is coiled and knotted to make a loop. The top of the sheath has been carved and there is a small hole through one side of the wood. [SM 15/02/2007]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Sarawak
Cultural groups
Iban
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Loaned: 11/1901 Bequeathed: 07/1912
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Rope, Material Textile, Material Yarn, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Bound
Dimensions
Width: max 65 mm, Length: max 740 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1912.31.8.2
Research and responses

Ref. R. Shelford 1901 'A provisional classification of the swords of the Sarawak tribes' JAI. [LM 14/2/2007]

A niabor is a single edged blade without a truncated point and with a prominent finger guard - taken from http://old.blades.free.fr [SM 15/02/2007]

Search terms: Weapon, Sheath, Sword

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