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Sheath

Object Number:42-30-560B
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Baluba
Provenience: Zaire
Section:African
Materials:Skin
Length: 18.5 cm
Width: 4 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number:382 - Other Number

Description

Leather sheath sewed up the back; the face ornamented with impressed decoration; band of rhinoceros hide around top.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) View Objects in Exhibition

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