Short sword [.1] with wooden hilt bound with leather and leather sheath [.2] with attached leather belt. [SM 03/09/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Short sword [.1] with wooden hilt bound with leather and leather sheath [.2] with attached leather belt. [SM 03/09/2007]
Long description: Short sword [.1] with wooden hilt bound with leather and leather sheath [.2] with attached leather belt. The sword has an iron or steel leaf shaped blade. The sheath is stitched up the back with string and has a hole through it on the front that the leather belt is attached through. The front of the sheath is decorated in scored lines down the centre and raised dots at the mouth. The belt is ridged along its length[SM 03/09/2007]
Geographical reference: Tanzania, United Republic of
Africa > Eastern Africa > Tanzania, United Republic of
Cultural groups: Wamegi
Person: Field collector John Roscoe; PRM source John Roscoe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1916
Date collected: circa 1916
Acquisition information: Donated: 1916
Materials and processes: Material Animal Leather Skin, Material String, Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Steel Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Covered, Process Stitched, Process Bound, Process Impressed, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 536 mm sword, Length: max 447 mm sheath
Object numbers: Accession number: 1916.26.12.1 Accession number: 1916.26.12.2

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