knife-sheath
- Museum number
- As.7540.b
- Description
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Sheath (for dao, with sling) made of wood, reed, cloth (cotton).
- Production date
- 19thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.80 centimetres
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Weight: 218 grammes
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Width: 1.04 metres
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Depth: 7 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- "Kakhyen dah, obtained at Ponsee (altitude 3200 ft), frontiers of Burmah, April 1868, by Dr. Anderson, during the expedition headed by Major Sladen." The expedition was prevented from leaving Ponsee for several weeks. See E.B. Sladen's Expedition from Burma, via the Irrawaddy and Bhamo, to South-Western China, pp. 257-281.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1871
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As.7540.b
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: As1871C1.7540b (old CDMS no.)
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Miscellaneous number: As1871C1031.11
