Knife with sheath and belt

Museum number:
5-16847a-c
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
20 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4729
Description:
a) curved steel knife with brown, wooden handle which has a brass knob. b) sheath of stitched hide with brass knob on bottom tip. metal rings at top of sheath. flap on side. c) belt of hide with metal buckle. 3 groups of 3 hide strips for decoration. for men.
Donor:
Dorothy Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa, Ethiopia, Gurage
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Hide (collagenous material), Steel (alloy), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Accession date:
May 22, 2002
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
a— length 54 centimeters, b— length 49 centimeters, and c— length 113 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Knife with sheath and belt, accession number 5-16847a-c, described as a) curved steel knife with brown, wooden handle which has a brass knob. b) sheath of stitched hide with brass knob on bottom tip. metal rings at top of sheath. flap on side. c) belt of hide with metal buckle. 3 groups of 3 hide strips for decoration. for men.

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