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1949.1.20.2

Undecorated wooden sheath [.2] bound with cane and raffia. For ?sword [1949.1.20 .1] [SM 02/03/2007]


1949.1.20.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Undecorated wooden sheath [.2] bound with cane and raffia. For ?sword [1949.1.20 .1] [SM 02/03/2007]
Long description
Undecorated wooden sheath [.2] bound with cane and raffia. For ?sword [1949.1.20 .1] The sheath is bound at two points with cane and eight points with raffia. [SM 02/03/2007]
Geographical reference
Sabah
Person
Field collector R. Hugh Chapman
PRM source Mabel How
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
By 1893
Acquisition information
Donated: 1949
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Raffia Leaf Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Width: max 67 mm, Length: max 784 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1949.1.20.2 Other PRM accession number: 1949.1.20b

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Sheath, Knife, Sword