Sword Sheath
97-120-776B
From: Philippine Islands (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-776B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Philippine Islands (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Carved wood. Two flat, thin pieces of wood, bound together with narrow rings of peel (?) (originally probably six, now only two). Upper part, which also serves to hold the halves of the sheath together, is missing. One flat side carved with pattern of small raised dots (possibly representing feathers, as on the bird head on hilt), at the curved bottom, and at the top, which includes a carved loop for attachment to belt. |
| Length | 33.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-776B - Old Museum Number | 14723 - ANSP Number |
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