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Sword with scabbard

Sword: convex blade with elongated engraving in the centre; forked wooden handle; scabbard: wooden plates wrapped in leather; two side handles made of plant fibres; leather patterned on one side; embossing

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Bamum
Object type
Schwert
Dimensions
Schwert: L 57 cm B 11 cm; Scheide: L 48 cm B 13 cm
Material/Technique
iron (metal), wood (plant material), leather, wood (plant material), Plant fibre
Forged, sewn
Object genre
weapon
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2428
Other number(s)
2428

Provenance and sources

where
Bamum

when
before 1911
where
Kamerun
who
Spring, Albert - Owners
Description
Captain Spring

when
1911
where
Stuttgart
Description
A. Spring donated the object to the Linden Museum.

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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