Hatchet and scabbard
- Museum number:
- 9-23074a,b
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm210923074a@2cb
- Alternate number:
- saya 16
- Accession number:
- Acc.4789
- Description:
- Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). Materials include silver vine ("matatabi") and wisteria ("fuji") rim. The cord is woven from manila hemp.
- Donor:
- Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
- Collection place:
- Nishiaizu, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture
- Verbatim coll. place:
- Nishi, Fukushima
- Culture or time period:
- Japanese
- Collector:
- Dai Williams
- Collection date:
- March 2, 1997
- Materials:
- Manila hemp (fiber) (cord), Silver vine (actinidia polygama), and Wisteria
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Hatchets and Scabbards
- Function:
- 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits and 1.9 Multiple Utility
- Accession date:
- March 20, 2012
- Department:
- Asia (except western Russia)
- Dimensions:
- depth 2.75 inches, length 16.5 inches, and width 5.25 inches
- Images:
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