Sword, scabbard, and belt

Museum number:
5-11393a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210511393a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.2579
Description:
Sword, ceremonial gift; sword is steel, horn; scabbard is blue velvet, gold colored metal; belt is leather with iron buckle; A) Sword: 94 cm long, 10 cm wide; B) Scabbard: 94 cm long, 4.5 cm wide; C) Belt: 127 cm long, 3.5 cm wide. Presented to Rexford W. Barton by the emperor Haile Selassie; for ceremonial use.
Donor:
Marybelle Barton
Collection place:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ethiopia; Addis Ababa
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Scabbards
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
July 10, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sword, scabbard, and belt, accession number 5-11393a-c, described as Sword, ceremonial gift; sword is steel, horn; scabbard is blue velvet, gold colored metal; belt is leather with iron buckle; A) Sword: 94 cm long, 10 cm wide; B) Scabbard: 94 cm long, 4.5 cm wide; C) Belt: 127 cm long, 3.5 cm wide. Presented to Rexford W. Barton by the emperor Haile Selassie; for ceremonial use.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword, scabbard, and belt, accession number 5-11393a-c, described as Sword, ceremonial gift; sword is steel, horn; scabbard is blue velvet, gold colored metal; belt is leather with iron buckle; A) Sword: 94 cm long, 10 cm wide; B) Scabbard: 94 cm long, 4.5 cm wide; C) Belt: 127 cm long, 3.5 cm wide. Presented to Rexford W. Barton by the emperor Haile Selassie; for ceremonial use.

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