Sheath for Chert Knife

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Sheath for Chest Knife

Sheath for Chest Knife

Name/Title

Sheath for Chert Knife

Entry/Object ID

E-156

Description

The sheath for a chert knife, made of paper bark wrapped with brown human-hair cord. Inside the sheath are pieces of wood.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Ethnography
Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

08.1.7

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Oceania

Culture/Tribe

Australian Aborigines

Dimensions

Height

13.375 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Depth

1.5 cm

Material

Hair, Plant Fiber

Color

Brown

Condition

Notes

Twine is unraveled, wrapping is loose, most of the color is lost.

General Notes

Note

This object and E-157 are a set that should be viewed together.