FMNH 104920.2

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    Scanner: Grace Apfeld : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Columbian Museum. | 21-9 | Country West Africa | Locality Togo Hinterland | People Hausa Stock | Name Sword and leather scabbard. Scabbard thicker on edges, with brass band near top, shorter than sword, sword with handle wrapped with brass & leather, and leather covered iron guard. Length 92 cm. | Collection Otto Finsch. Cap. Thierry, Col. | Notes Some cloth cords and tassels attached to scabbard. Looks like Arab | Price [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 104920 1-2 | 264 | Acc. 941
Catalog Number: 104920.2
Description: scabbard (sheath) for sword
Materials: leather, metal; brass, cloth
Cultural Attribution: Hausa
Locality: Africa, Togo: Togo uncertain
Accession Number: [941] O. Finsch (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1905
Other Numbers: 264
Country: Togo
Collector/Source: Otto Finsch, Captain Gaston Thierry
EMu IRN: 1349899
GUID: 79262f29-a777-448c-bdb7-d57c0ad52b31

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