Knife Sheath
| Native Name | Makiri |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | A436E |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Ainu |
| Provenience: | Japan Hokkaido Shiraoi |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Length: | 23.5 cm |
| Width: | 6.3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. Hiram M. Hiller, 1901 |
Description
Makiri (マキリ). Knife sheath. Inlaid leather strip bands at three places. Four-tired, twisted fiber wraps around sheath, through hole at back and into a loop. Carved in parallel half-moons at thickest part with concentric circle motif carved at base.
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Ainu Bunka Shinkō Kenkyū Suishin Kikō. 2008. アイヌの工芸 : ペンシルバニア大学考古学人類学博物館ヒラーコレクション = Ainu collections : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Hiller Collections.. Sapporo. Ainu Bunka Shinkō Kenkyū Suishin Kikō. pg. 134 p. : chiefly col. ill., maps ; 30 cm Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 83 pg. 48 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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