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Artist / Maker : |
Unknown
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Title : |
Untitled (Sword with Scabbard)
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Date (Execution) : |
c.1875-1901
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Geographical Origin : |
West Africa
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Cultural Group : |
African
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
Metal; Wood; Skin, Reptile
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Support / Technique : |
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Object Type : |
Weapon
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Visual Description :
Metal sword, handle of which is covered in wood and total is bound with wire. Wooden scabbard is covered with reptile skin which is sewn together on one side. A metal ring rises from scabbard, possibly to attach to a garment or to hang from.
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Accession # : |
U981.1.13-2
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Width (cm) : |
6.40
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Height (cm) : |
56.40
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Depth (cm) : |
0.00
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Mandatory Credit : |
Gift of the Anthropology Department of the University of Victoria
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Artist Statement : |
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