Knife [.] with long single edged blade, in wooden sheath [.2] with a horn bar [.3] for passing a carrying strap through. [SM 31/05/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife [.] with long single edged blade, in wooden sheath [.2] with a horn bar [.3] for passing a carrying strap through. [SM 31/05/2007]
Long description: Knife [.] with long single edged blade, in wooden sheath [.2] with a horn bar [.3] for passing a carrying strap through. The knife has a straight blade edge and a curved carved horn hilt with a hole running through it. It is decorated in sections with incised lines. The sheath is made from two pieces of wood which are bound together with ten brass wire bands. The chape and mouth are made from animal horn. A horn bar has become detached from the back of the sheath. Originally this was placed in a hollowed out space and bound in place with two of the brass wire bands. A carrying strap would be looped through a hole created between the bar and the sheath, however, as the wire bands are now loose and the bar has become detached. [SM 31/05/2007]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Person: Field collector Hilary Rougier Moullin; PRM source Mrs Hilary Rougier Moullin
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1941
Date collected: By 1941
Acquisition information: Donated: 1941
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Horn, Material Brass Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Incised, Process Perforated, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Width: max 45 mm knife, Length: max 402 mm sheath, Length: max 71 mm horn bar, Length: max 479 mm knife, Width: max 68 mm sheath
Object numbers: Accession number: 1941.9.89.1 Accession number: 1941.9.89.2 Accession number: 1941.9.89.3

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Knife, Sheath