Long leaf-shaped sword [.1], with hide bound hilt and hide scabbard [.2] with attached hide belt [SM 03/09/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Long leaf-shaped sword [.1], with hide bound hilt and hide scabbard [.2] with attached hide belt [SM 03/09/2007]
Long description: Long leaf-shaped sword [.1], with hide bound hilt and hide scabbard [.2] with attached hide belt. The blade is made of iron or steel. The sheath is stitched together along the back and is decorated on the front with a raised line design. The belt is wide with ridges running lengthways along it and is attached through a hole in the front of the sheath. It has a hole at either end and a second piece of hide knotted through one of them. The belt is decorated in two places. One has pink beads and the other has red ?seeds and a cowrie shell. [SM 03/09/2007]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups: Kikuyu
Person: Field collector Richard Crawshay; PRM source Royal Geographical Society
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1925
Date collected: By 1925
Acquisition information: Donated: 1925
Materials and processes: Material Animal Hide Skin, Material String, Material Bead, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Iron Metal, Material Steel Metal, Material Plant Seed, Process Forged (Metal), Process Covered, Process Stitched, Process Bound, Process Decorated, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 778 mm sheath, Length: max 873 mm sword
Object numbers: Accession number: 1925.9.10.1 Accession number: 1925.9.10.2

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