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L'artefact

Knife and Sheath

Description

  • Brown leather sheath with tooled leather and decoratively stitched. 
  • Sheath has rows of braided green leather which adorn the top pocket, and a leather fringe at the bottom end. 
  • Two leather loops on the back to attach to a belt. 
  • The metal blade has one cutting edge and a quillon below the handle. 
  • The handle is made of molded metal to look like bark. 

Informations d'arrière-plan

  • Knife and sheath were given to Albert Huggard by the natives of Madagascar while he was there on an oil exploration trip. 
  • Huggard died in 1914 when his group was poisoned during a dinner. 

Localisation de la carte

Latitude: 20° 3' 50.472" S
Longitude: 46° 15' 47.416" E

la date

ca. 1900

Dimensions

pouces
Longueur:
11.3
Largeur:
1.0

Événements, lieux, personnes

  • Albert Huggard
  • Madagascar

Lieu d'origine

Afrique›Madagascar

Le Sujet

  • A metal knife inside a brown leather sheath. The sheath has rows of braided green leather adorning the top pocket, and a leather fringe at the bottom end. There is decorative stitching on the sheath.
  • The back of a leather sheath. It is brown and there are two loops on the back that would attach to a belt.
  • Green and brown straps of leather on the front of a brown leather sheath. There is band of fabric on the right that would hold a knife in place.
  • A metal knife with a plain handle, facing left. There is a fin coming off of the bottom of the blade near the handle.
  • A metal knife with a plain handle, facing right. There is a fin coming off of the bottom of the blade near the handle.
  • The handle of a metal knife. There are cracks along the middle.

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