H x W x D: 79.5 x 66.0 x 1.8 cm (31 5/16 x 26 x 11/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Label Text:
The Tuareg hang sheathed swords from their shoulders or wear them low at their hips. This leather and metal scabbard is decorated with cutwork and stamped, pierced and engraved designs.
Description:
Leather and metal scabbard with two supporting extensions joined by cloth strips. It is decorated with cutwork and stamped, pierced and engraved designs.
Provenance:
Private European collection, collected Terma, Niger, 1959-1971 to 1993
Exhibition History:
Africa: The Art of a Continent, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, June 5-September 29, 1996
Art from the Forge, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., September 6, 1995-January 2, 1996
Published References:
Loughran, Kristyne. 1995. Art from the Forge. Washington D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, p. 11, no. 5.
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