sword (weapons: edged); sheaths (weapons: accessories); knife (general & multipurpose)

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12481

Sword with antler handle, decorated with tufts of hair, in a double wooden sheath attached to a beaded belt. In the second part of the sheath is a smaller knife.

fighting

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn12481
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
metal; bone; hair; wood; beads; plant fibre; cloth; antler
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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