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Object Number 33-38-70/186
Display Title Pira
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sword, pirah, steel blade, curved, carved wood grip with brass ring overlay
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Moro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Dimensions Overall: 64 x 6.5 x 3.1 cm (25 3/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-38-70/186

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