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Object Number 33-38-70/193
Display Title Pira
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sword, pirah, steel blade, convex cutting edge, wood grip wrapped with fiber
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Moro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Wood, Steel
Dimensions Overall: 71 x 15 x 3.5 cm (27 15/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-38-70/193

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