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AED20th C. Tuareg Leather Sheath w/ Japanese WWII Blade
Lot 119b
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
Nov 14, 2019
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2019-11-14 10:00:00
2019-11-14 10:00:00
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Featuring Pre-Columbian, Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, historical examples from the Spanish, Mexican, and American frontiers, fossils, and more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Northern Africa, region of Libya, Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, Tuareg (Twareg or Touareg), ca. early 20th century CE; East Asia, Japan, World War II period, ca. 1938 to 1945 CE. A beautiful Tuareg leather sheath decorate with linear, geometric, and foliate motifs. The forged-steel blade is a Japanese infantry sabre with a distinctly curved profile, a deep fuller, a sharpened edge, and a pointed tip. A trapezoidal brass pommel secures a short leather handle to the leather sword tang. The sheath has several braided tassels with bulb-form tips, two pairs of hemispherical medallions, and a twisted leather strap, with nearly identical black-and-red motifs on either side. The Japanese blade is a replacement of the original Tuareg blade (known as a takoba) which exhibits an elongated triangular profile rather than a gentle crescent shape. Size (w/ sheath): 3.25" W x 31.1" H (8.3 cm x 79 cm); length of blade: 23.8" L (60.5 cm).
Provenance: private Nevada, USA collection
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#150087Japanese infantry blade is a replacement of original takoba blade, though aging to leather handle indicates this took place around World War II or slightly after. Minor abrasions and build-up on blade, with losses to some woven elements, and separation of strap at midsection. Fine patina and original pigment throughout.Condition
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