SHEATH

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SHEATH

Entry/Object ID

717/17297 B

Description

HAND CARVED MAHOGANY

Collection

WEAPONS, ETHNOGRAPHIC/PHILIPPINES

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

The Philippines

Culture/Tribe

Filipino

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sheath

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Armament

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Taken on Iwo Jima from Japanese soldiers when American soldiers cleaned out caves and found Japanese soldiers who had taken weapons from The Philippines