Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). Materials include silver vine ("matatabi") and wisteria ("fuji") rim. The cord is woven from manila hemp.
Donor:
Estate of Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Nishiaizu, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture
Verbatim coll. place:
Nishi, Fukushima
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
March 2, 1997
Materials:
Manila hemp (fiber) (cord), Silver vine (actinidia polygama), and Wisteria
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hatchets and Scabbards
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits and 1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
March 20, 2012
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 5.25 inches, length 16.5 inches, and depth 2.75 inches