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1940.7.033.2

Leather sheath for dagger 1940.7.033 .1. [JC [OPS Move] 24/11/2016]

1940.7.033.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather sheath for dagger 1940.7.033 .1. [JC [OPS Move] 24/11/2016]
Long description
Leather sheath for dagger 1940.7.033 .1. It is triangular form, stitched neatly in a central longitudinal line on one face and tied with plant fibre at the tip. [JC [OPS Move] 24/11/2016]
Cultural groups
Mangbetu
Bangwa
Person
Field collector Samuel Peach Powell
PRM source Samuel Peach Powell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Iron Metal, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Hammered, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Depth: max 13 mm, Width: max 36 mm, Length: max 139 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.033.2

Search terms: Weapon, Dagger, Sheath

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