Knife Sheath
17744B
From: Japan | Hokkaido (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 17744B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ainu | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Before 1895 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Bird Claw | Bird Beak | Cherry Bark |
| Description | Sheath has blunt end and is flat/thin. Covered in diamond pattern carving and intertwined figure eights. Metal attached for belt or cord. |
| Length | 31.5 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Thickness | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1896 |
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