Sheath( Human-Made Object)
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Caption
Digital photograph of a wooden sheath, musuem number Af.7244.b, donated to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks to the British Museum …
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Description
"Sheath made of wood, sinew, grass." Measures 18.6cm (H) x 3cm (W) x 1.5cm (D) [Measurements taken from the British Museum online collections database]
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Human-Made Object
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Chronology
[18-?]-1871
Provenance
This sheath was found/acquired in South Africa or Botswana and donated to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks to the British Museum in 1871. The previous owner was Rev Dr William Sparrow Simpson
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