Object Number | CG031090-8200A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Borneo |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Bark | Rattan Peel | Cotton | Crocodile Tooth | Metal | Glass | Sea Turtle Shell |
Description | Sheath for parang. Two flat wood sides, lashed together with three decorative woven bands of rattan peel. Bark sheath for small knife lashed on by 4th (plain) band of peel. Many charms, including metal rings, two glass beads, pieces of turtle shell (?), a large crocodile tooth. Braided peel hanger, broken and incomplete, with twisted cotton rope and large turtle shell (?) disc. |
Length | 56 cm |
Width | 5 cm |
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