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Hearst Museum object titled Dagger and sheath, accession number 5-13199a,b, described as dagger and sheath; a) dagger: horn handle, metal blade with incised zigzags; l. 26.6 cm. b) sheath: wood with brass facing; l. 17 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dagger & sheath, accession number 5-7036a,b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Handle for dagger sheath, accession number 5-16890, described as Leather handle for arm-worn sheath for dagger. Composed of leather interior thong, wrapped with narrow leather cording, formed into an open circle and terminated by a loop on one end and a knob on the other; a toggle of leather forms the closure.

Hearst Museum object titled Scabbard, accession number 5-1954b, described as Goat skin scabbard tipped with brass (used in fighting); length of scabbard 37 ¼ inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Sheath, accession number 5-1955b, described as Goat skin arm scabbard; length of scabbard is 25 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Sheath, accession number 5-15163b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-1956, described as Shield made of mountain sheep hide with brass bosses on front; front painted and incised and includes "Agades Cross" motif; steel ring at top of specimen, and bullet hole is present in the specimen; length of shield is 69 ¾ inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-17022, described as Crocodile or alligator hide shield. Fashioned in a long oval with a wooden support/handle running the length of the shield on the back side (threaded through the innermost layers of the hide. Said to be from Southern Sudan. Given to donor by someone who said that he had acquired it in the 1930s.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-14088, described as Spear., Africa, Sudan, Kordofam Plateau. 5-14088, acc no. 3553. File code: 1.7 Collector: Burton Benedict Donor: Burton Benedict Materials, techniques: Iron, wood Context of use: Warfare. From Welcome Collection, probably 19th century. Description: Spear, metal four sided blade, wood handle. Spear, 1211/2 cm long; metal blade, 101 cm long; handle, 201/2 cm long.