sheath (weapons: accessories); sword

A Japanese short sword and scabbard. The sword is a silver coloured metal blade set in a metal and bone handle. The hilt is decorated with an etching of two people, zig zags and lines. It has a metal end, with a circular design on both sides. The scabbard is lined with blue velvet. It is decorated in the same way as the handle (carved bone). On the scabbard, three metal rings separate three designs. The first two metal rings have hooks onto which a chain can be attached. There is a metal casing at the very end of the scabbard.

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object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2003.279
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
metal; bone; velvet
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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