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Description: | Short sword, double-edged worg [sic?] handle, leather sheath, silver mounted, 14.12.60/3 Sudan
Sword sheath from Sudan. The sheath is formed of tooled leather and has silver chape. that has a raised design where the chape meets the leather. Around the top of the sheath is a band snake skin and a loop of brown leather.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 14.12.60/3ii
caption: Detail view of decoration of Horniman Museum object no 14.12.60/3ii
caption: Detail view of chape of Horniman Museum object no 14.12.60/3ii
caption: Detail view of top of Horniman Museum object no 14.12.60/3ii | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | silver sword sheaths (sheaths (weapons: accessories)) snake skin leather War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-58513 | Go to resource |
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