sword; sheath (weapons: accessories)

'Takuba' sword, with a cruciform hilt.
Metal sword with a long, flat blade. The tip of the blade is rounded. The upper third of the blade has been incised with five thick parallel lines on both sides. The cruciform hilt has a leather covering which has been decorated with black pigment. On one side there are two small crosses.Leather sword sheath, with a cotton sling.
Leather sheath with engraved geometric and zigzag decoration on both sides. The tip of the sheath has a metal casing and strips of green leather. The sheath has two attached, short leather straps; one at the top of the sheath, and one almost halfway down. These straps have two metal rings which attach a plaited cotton arm strap.

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object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1971.1100
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 983 mm x 122 mm x 15 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
metal; leather; cotton; textile
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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