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Scabbard

1880–1910

Africa, East Africa, Sudan, unknown maker

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Medium
metal
Measurements
Overall: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); Blade: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.724.b
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Not on view
Print
A vertical sheath tapers from a circular hoop wrapped in dark-maroon leather. Two bulbous, knotted forms secure the handle to the body. Below, deep red leather is embossed with a grid of intersecting diagonal lines. The lower section transitions to tarnished silver metal with a raised central spine. Patches of verdigris green cling to the seams and pointed tip, contrasting with the dark, geometric textures of the upper casing.

Scabbard

1880–1910

Africa, East Africa, Sudan, unknown maker

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