sword (weapons: edged); knife (general & multipurpose); sword sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories)); knife sheath (sheath (general & multipurpose))

Sword with a carved bone or antler hilt, the lower potion of which is bound with plaited plant fibre. The sword is in a carved wooden sheath, decorated with hair, skin, and band sof woven metal. Attached to the sheath with a woven plant fibre cord is a second, shorter sheath containing a knife with a long wooden handle. Hanging from the knife sheath are two plaited cords decorated with multicoloured beads.

Label: Green handwritten label with object, reading '1953 SALISBURY / (LAWRENCE) / not incorporated'.

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object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn18529
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; hair; metal; skin; bone; antler; bead; cord; plant fibre
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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