Knife Sheath

Original Language Title鞘

CultureAinu

Date19th century

MediumIvory and wood

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 inches (23.81 × 4.76 × 2.54 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025

Object number2025.56.35

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DescriptionThe knife sheath is made of carved wood and ivory, with wooden section located in the middle. Both ivory and wooden elements feature abstract, geometric carvings on their surfaces. The sheath tapers towards the tip.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Culture Exchange: The Unspoken Truth. The Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts. Santa Fe, NM, May-July 2016.

Provenance

With Joseph Gerena, New York, by December 2000;

Purchased from Joseph Gerena by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), December 22, 2000-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025

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