Scabbard
Culture
North African
, Sudanic region
Datelate 1800s
Mediumtooled leather, fabric, brass, and iron
Dimensions7.5 × 91 cm (2 15/16 × 35 13/16 in.), 288.5 gm (0.6 lb.) (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.67.2
DescriptionTooled leather over fabric and thin metal sheets; brass chape with what might be a lead finial; shoulder strap attaches via heavy iron rings.ProvenancePurchased by the Museum at the Macomber Sale, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, NY on December 10-12, 1936, lot 329. (nos. 2390-2446 inc.) Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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