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1896.67.5.2

Carved wooden sheath [.2] for a sword [1896.67.5 .1]. The sheath is made of two pieces of wood bound together with cane [SM 15/02/2007]

1896.67.5.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden sheath [.2] for a sword [1896.67.5 .1]. The sheath is made of two pieces of wood bound together with cane [SM 15/02/2007]
Long description
Carved wooden sheath [.2] for a sword [1896.67.5 .1]. The sheath is made of two pieces of wood bound together with cane. The carving on the front of the sheath extends along its length and the end of the sheath is shaped. There is a smaller bark sheath attached to the back of the sheath. It contains a stick. There is a cane loop and plaited cane strap attached to the back of this bark sheath. A piece of rope is knotted to the strap. [SM 15/02/2007]
Person
Field collector Cornelis Marinus Pleyte
PRM source Cornelis Marinus Pleyte
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1896
Date collected
By 1896
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1896
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bark Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Rope, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Width: max 60 mm, Length: max 970 mm including carrying strap
Object numbers
Accession number: 1896.67.5.2

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Sheath

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