Sword scabbard
Ethiopian
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, Silver, Metal
Measurements
60 mm (Width); 76 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Ethiopia
Collection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328969.2
Summary
Sheath in tooled red leather with silver. Seven engraved silver bands. Top section has a red leather belt with one engraved band and a steel buckle., held by leather thong. Top edge finished with brown and green stitching.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Ethiopian , maker