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Scissors in a sheath. Chinese

Title:

Scissors in a sheath

Ethnic groups:

Chinese

Territory:

river Armu, river Iman, Ussuri Krai, Primorsky Oblast

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors:

Museum of the Peoples of the USSR

Material:

Metal; leather; fibers: plant fiber (rope); threads: plant fiber

Dimensions:

lengths 15.5, 16.0; widths 5.5, 7.0

Number:

РЭМ 8761-11110/2

Annotation:

Hinged metal scissors with elongated drop-shaped unclosed rings. The blades are straight, slightly narrowing toward the ends. The scissors are kept in a leather sheath. Chinese hunters carried such scissors on the belt.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Футляр. Китайцы