Wooden sheath, knife

Museum number:
5-2457a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21052457a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.1667
Description:
A) Double knife sheath; pyro-engraved; 6 1/4'' (15.88 cm) length; 2 1/2'' (6.35 cm) width. B & C) Leaf shaped blade; pyro-engraved handle; 7 3/4'' (17.69 cm) length.
Donor:
Albert B. Elsasser and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
S.W. Africa; (and Angola); Ovanbo tribe
Collector:
Albert B. Elsasser
Collection date:
Summer 1962
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden sheath, knife, accession number 5-2457a-c, described as A) Double knife sheath; pyro-engraved; 6 1/4'' (15.88 cm) length; 2 1/2'' (6.35 cm) width. B & C) Leaf shaped blade; pyro-engraved handle; 7 3/4'' (17.69 cm) length.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden sheath, knife, accession number 5-2457a-c, described as A) Double knife sheath; pyro-engraved; 6 1/4'' (15.88 cm) length; 2 1/2'' (6.35 cm) width. B & C) Leaf shaped blade; pyro-engraved handle; 7 3/4'' (17.69 cm) length.

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