Sword

Museum number:
5-11394
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011394
Accession number:
Acc.2579
Description:
Sword, Ethiopia. December 18, 1969. 5-11394, acc no. 2579, file code 1.7. Collector: Rexford W. Barton. Donor: Mrs. Rexford W. Barton. Materials, techniques: sword is steel, beaten with incised diagonal marks; upper blade darker than lower; hilt is gold colored metal bands wound around wood; 2 colord fur pommel; Context of use: for fighting?Description: sword, with fur pommel; steel, beaten - spade shaped, with holes (3) cut into blade; hilt is gold-colored metal w/2 toned fur pommel; 67 cm. l.; 13 cm. w.;
Donor:
Marybelle Barton
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Ethiopia
Collector:
Rexford W. Barton
Collection date:
December 18, 1969
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Swords
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
July 10, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sword, accession number 5-11394, described as Sword, Ethiopia. December 18, 1969. 5-11394, acc no. 2579, file code 1.7. Collector: Rexford W. Barton. Donor: Mrs. Rexford W. Barton. Materials, techniques: sword is steel, beaten with incised diagonal marks; upper blade darker than lower; hilt is gold colored metal bands wound around wood; 2 colord fur pommel; Context of use: for fighting?Description: sword, with fur pommel; steel, beaten - spade shaped, with holes (3) cut into blade; hilt is gold-colored metal w/2 toned fur pommel; 67 cm. l.; 13 cm. w.;Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sword, accession number 5-11394, described as Sword, Ethiopia. December 18, 1969. 5-11394, acc no. 2579, file code 1.7. Collector: Rexford W. Barton. Donor: Mrs. Rexford W. Barton. Materials, techniques: sword is steel, beaten with incised diagonal marks; upper blade darker than lower; hilt is gold colored metal bands wound around wood; 2 colord fur pommel; Context of use: for fighting?Description: sword, with fur pommel; steel, beaten - spade shaped, with holes (3) cut into blade; hilt is gold-colored metal w/2 toned fur pommel; 67 cm. l.; 13 cm. w.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword, accession number 5-11394, described as Sword, Ethiopia. December 18, 1969. 5-11394, acc no. 2579, file code 1.7. Collector: Rexford W. Barton. Donor: Mrs. Rexford W. Barton. Materials, techniques: sword is steel, beaten with incised diagonal marks; upper blade darker than lower; hilt is gold colored metal bands wound around wood; 2 colord fur pommel; Context of use: for fighting?Description: sword, with fur pommel; steel, beaten - spade shaped, with holes (3) cut into blade; hilt is gold-colored metal w/2 toned fur pommel; 67 cm. l.; 13 cm. w.;

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