Sword Guard
A390
From: Japan | Hokkaido | Muroran
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | シトキ |
| Object Number | A390 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ainu | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido | Muroran |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Sitoki (シトキ). Old Japanese sword guard, tsuba (鍔), used as an ornament (シトキ) for an Ainu necklace. |
| Outside Diameter | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. Hiram M. Hiller, 1901 |
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