---
id: "codex://object/sheath"
archive_id: "sheath"
slug: "sheath"
url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/sheath/"
type: "scroll"
title: "sheath"
summary: "A cylindrical leather sleeve, hand-laced along one edge."
date_published: "2026-04-18T12:05:02.543Z"
date_modified: "2026-04-18T12:05:02.543Z"
status: "published"
visibility: "public"
language: "en-US"
axes:
  scale: "meso"
  depth: "recursive"
  focus: "moment"
  function: "comparative"
themes: []
constellations: []
tags: []
keywords:
  - "Scroll"
author:
  id: "nathan-davis"
  name: "Nathan Davis"
  designation: "Archive Operator"
  role: "Archive Operator"
  handle: "@nathandavis"
  avatar: "/media/people/nathan-davis.jpg"
  bio: "Designer, builder, and curator of the Codex Archive."
contributors:
  - id: "nathan-davis"
    name: "Nathan Davis"
    designation: "Archive Operator"
    role: "Archive Operator"
    handle: "@nathandavis"
    avatar: "/media/people/nathan-davis.jpg"
    bio: "Designer, builder, and curator of the Codex Archive."
relations:
  - kind: "related"
    target: "codex://object/coordinate-suwanee-arch-01"
    slug: "coordinate-suwanee-arch-01"
    url: "https://ndcodex.com/objects/coordinate-suwanee-arch-01/"
media:
  - kind: "image"
    src: "/media/pigeon/scroll/sheath-01.jpeg"
    role: "hero"
    alt: "E40631BC DB53 4534 92CA B87A284081D1"
    capture: "[object Object]"
---
A cylindrical leather sleeve, hand-laced along one edge.  
A dark handle emerges from the top, partially revealed.

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## ✦ PARAMETERS ✦

axis: concealment vs access  
density: medium  
direction: vertical emergence  
distortion: organic  

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## ✦ FIELD NOTE ✦

Defined by what it withholds.  
Exposure is controlled, not offered.

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## ✦ POSITION ✦

Threshold object.  
Between storage and action.

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## ✦ ORIGIN ✦

Acquired directly from a Cherokee elder in North Carolina.  
Handmade, with visible stitch variation and material wear.