SHEATH

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SHEATH

Entry/Object ID

414/10420

Description

FOR KNIFE/HANDLE

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/AFRICA

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Cameroon

Region

West Africa

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kamerun

African

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

Material

SNAKESKIN, Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Person

Tori Zieger

Notes

Cleveland Museum of Art has a similar shaped sheath attributed to Democratic Republic of Congo. Additional research needed for cultural context https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1018