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Description: | Sword sheath from the Lepcha of Sikkim, India. The wooden scabbard is open on one side with a cut out and inset for the blade, which would be held in pace by two silver bands mounted with turquoise. The chape of the scabbard is decorated with openwork of silver mounted with turquoise. There are two split hide thongs attached behind.
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no hmos58ii
caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no hmos58ii | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood turquoise sheaths (weapons: accessories) silver Lepcha leather War- and Peace-making copper alloy | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-50013 | Go to resource |
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