Sheath
AF1222B
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1222B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bakete |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Leather | Wood |
| Description | Leather sheath; infrastructure of sheath is made up of woven plantfibers/wood with leather sewn tightly over; rim of sheath dips in the center and both sides flare out; ornamented with five grooves and a rectangular protrusion on both front and back of upper part; base of sheath is rounded. |
| Length | 45.5 cm |
| Width | 12.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1036 - Other Number |
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