Accession No

TEMP.01888


Description

Leather sheath for a pointed knife. On one side seam all along the centre line and five incised parallel lines at the open side of the sheath. On the other side two leather ties with small tassels at the end are attached in the centre of an incised cross bordered on two sides by incised parallel lines.


Place

?Africa


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

TEMP.01888


Cultural Affliation


Material

Leather (tanned)


Local Term


Measurements

125mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Description (Physical description)
Leather sheath for a pointed knife. On one side seam all along the centre line and five incised parallel lines at the open side of the sheath. On the other side two leather ties with small tassels at the end are attached in the centre of an incised cross bordered on two sides by incised parallel lines.
Event Date 07/11/2023
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:299059

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