Sheath
AF1225B
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1225B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bakete |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Leather | Plant Fiber | Wood | Copper |
| Description | Sheath is ornamented with four grooves and a triangular shaped protrusion on both the front and back side of the upper part of the sheath; below this on the front side is a V shaped formtion and a vertical protrusion down the center; twenty-three copper studs found ob the front side of sheath; three thin splints are found on the center of the right side of sheath; two holes through the center of the triangular protrusion; base flares out on both sides. |
| Length | 48 cm |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1072 - Other Number |
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