Hatchet and scabbard

Museum number:
9-23073a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210923073a@2cb
Alternate number:
saya 15
Accession number:
Acc.4789
Description:
Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). The hatchet is made from wood and metal, and the scabbard is made from wood.
Donor:
Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Aomori Prefecture, North Tohoku, Tohoku region
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
February 1997
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:
length 14.5 inches, width 5.5 inches, and depth 1.5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Hatchet and scabbard, accession number 9-23073a,b, described as Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). The hatchet is made from wood and metal, and the scabbard is made from wood.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Hatchet and scabbard, accession number 9-23073a,b, described as Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). The hatchet is made from wood and metal, and the scabbard is made from wood.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Hatchet and scabbard, accession number 9-23073a,b, described as Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). The hatchet is made from wood and metal, and the scabbard is made from wood.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Hatchet and scabbard, accession number 9-23073a,b, described as Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). The hatchet is made from wood and metal, and the scabbard is made from wood.

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