3477ii

knife sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))

Brass knife sheath with a loop of textile and a plaited cord attached.

copper alloy; textile; string

overall: 237 mm x 68 mm

Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa

Anthropology: Ethnography

3477ii

brass knife sheath

knife sheaths (sheaths (weapons: accessories))

knife sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))

Brass knife sheath with a loop of textile and a plaited cord attached.

22-Jan-00

brass knife sheath

22-Jan-00

knife sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))

Brass knife sheath with a loop of textile and a plaited cord attached.

fighting

overall

copper alloy

overall

string

textile

copper alloy; textile; string

overall: 237 mm x 68 mm

overall: 237 mm x 68 mm

knife sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))

votive container

knife sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))

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Benin City

Benin City, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa

1897

Hider, W. J.

N

Being Human

Encounters

Africa

Nigeria

On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Africa > Nigeria - Benin

permanent collection

2: fair

2016-04-22

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407/211/A56ii__001_DS.jpg

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whole

image of object

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no A56ii

media

image

Anthropology: Ethnography

Anthropology

World Gallery

15523

3477ii

A56ii

eng

catalogue

HMG - Forest Hill

Measured excluding strings.

Horniman Museum and Gardens

PART

1

CollectionsPeopleStories; DigitalBenin

knife (weapons: edged); knife sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))

CollectionsPeopleStories

DigitalBenin

Knife and sheath (World Gallery - Display group)

War- and Peace-making