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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