Sword and scabbard

Museum number:
5-1954a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21051954a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1371
Description:
Double-edged broad sword; with goat skin scabbard tipped with brass (used in fighting); length of scabbard 80 cm; length of sword 93 cm.
Donor:
Robert F. Murphy and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Niger, Agades, Tuareg
Culture or time period:
Tuareg
Collector:
Robert F. Murphy
Collection date:
1961
Object type:
(not specified)
Object class:
Scabbards
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 5-1954a,b, described as Double-edged broad sword; with goat skin scabbard tipped with brass (used in fighting); length of scabbard 80 cm; length of sword 93 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 5-1954a,b, described as Double-edged broad sword; with goat skin scabbard tipped with brass (used in fighting); length of scabbard 80 cm; length of sword 93 cm.

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