Sheath

Description

Sheath for knife (makiri), wood with carved abstract designs, bound with cherry bark strips and with blue textile loop for suspending from belt: Japan, Hokkaido, Biratori, Ainu, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1882.22.5 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Sheath

Production information

Unknown
Biratori-cho, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Ainu people (Hokkaido), Japanese

Materials

Wood, Bark, Textile

Physical description

Wood; engraved designs; bound with brown coloured wands

Associations

Collector and donor: Bird, Isabella, 1831 - 1904

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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