Knife with sheath
Item
Title
Knife with sheath
Creator
Unrecorded
Subject
Weapons
Description
Physical Description: Knife and sheath. The knife has a round end and an unsharpened blade. The ivory handle has a giraffe carved on top. The sheath is ivory on one side, with a crocodile carved on it, and plain wood on the other side. The two halves of the sheath are fastened with bands of elephant hair. [Royal Pavilion & Museums, 2019]
Accession Register Entry: South Africa. 275. Dagger and Sheath. Ivory handle carved in form of Giraffe. Ivory top of wooden sheath showing carvings in relief of three horned animals and a crocodile. Bechuanaland. [1925]
Catalogue Card: Dagger. Africa, Bechuanaland. 275. Round end, double edged blade, Ivory handle carved in form of a giraffe, ivory top of wooden sheath showing carvings in relief of three horned animals and a crocodile. Halves of sheath bound together with plaited sinew and elephant hair. Bechuanaland. L. 23.5cm [no date]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
Pre 1925
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Whole: 234 mm x 26 mm x 25 mm
Metal; Wood; Animal ivory
Identifier
R2778/275
Source
Part of the collection of Mr Frederick William Lucas, F.L.S., F.Z.S.Lucas probably established his vast collection of osteological and ethnographical items over a significant period of time and from a wide range of sources, including taxidermists, sales rooms / auction houses and personal contacts.
In 1922 Brighton Museum accepted offer of one year loan (from 19 Sept. 1922) of Lucas’ ‘Osteological and Ethnographical Collections’. Displayed in rooms 10, 12 and 13 (opens to public 25 November 1922)
· 9 November 1925 – selection of ’96 items (but more specimens)’ removed by Lucas (other items appear to have been removed during period Sept. 1922 – Nov. 1925). Remaining items (and cases containing them which belonged to Lucas) offered to Museum as a gift ‘without condition or reservation’. Approx. 1,800 osteological and ethnographical items – logged as R.2778 in Museum’s accessions register
In 1922 Brighton Museum accepted offer of one year loan (from 19 Sept. 1922) of Lucas’ ‘Osteological and Ethnographical Collections’. Displayed in rooms 10, 12 and 13 (opens to public 25 November 1922)
· 9 November 1925 – selection of ’96 items (but more specimens)’ removed by Lucas (other items appear to have been removed during period Sept. 1922 – Nov. 1925). Remaining items (and cases containing them which belonged to Lucas) offered to Museum as a gift ‘without condition or reservation’. Approx. 1,800 osteological and ethnographical items – logged as R.2778 in Museum’s accessions register
Frederick William Lucas
Pre 1925
Space/Place
Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
Cultural Group: Tswana
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International