Sword, scabbard, cord tassel

Museum number:
5-4182a-c
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
10 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2037
Description:
A) Sword (Ruffai [fulfulde]); iron blade with leather wrapped grip and guard; brass pommel; 88 cm long. B) Leather scabbard with brass fitting; 73.5 cm long. C) Multicolored braided wool cords with large ornamental tassels; attached to scabbard. Made by Fulani craftsmen, used by men for war and presentation.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
N. Cameroon; Mokolo; Maroua, Garoua, or Ngaundere; Fulani
Culture or time period:
Fulani
Collector:
Paul Hinderling
Collection date:
August 1, 1964
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Scabbards
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sword, scabbard, cord tassel, accession number 5-4182a-c, described as A) Sword (Ruffai [fulfulde]); iron blade with leather wrapped grip and guard; brass pommel; 88 cm long. B) Leather scabbard with brass fitting; 73.5 cm long. C) Multicolored braided wool cords with large ornamental tassels; attached to scabbard. Made by Fulani craftsmen, used by men for war and presentation.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword, scabbard, cord tassel, accession number 5-4182a-c, described as A) Sword (Ruffai [fulfulde]); iron blade with leather wrapped grip and guard; brass pommel; 88 cm long. B) Leather scabbard with brass fitting; 73.5 cm long. C) Multicolored braided wool cords with large ornamental tassels; attached to scabbard. Made by Fulani craftsmen, used by men for war and presentation.

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