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Object Number
988-12-70/5605
Display Title
Knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Iron-bladed knife with brass haft; wood sheath. Sheath: plain wood, wider at top. Haft: ornate boxes w/ dragon or serpent near blade, 3 dimensional longnosed, fanged creature. Serves as a grip.
Inventory Description
Knife, iron blade, corroded, brass hilt and grip, serpent figures, wood sheath
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Malaysia
/
Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Materials
Iron, Brass, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 30.6 x 9.6 x 2.6 cm (12 1/16 x 3 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
988-12-70/5605
Provenance
Collector
Jan Merghart
(1949-1950 - 9/8/1988)
Donor
Jan Merghart
(1949-1950 - 9/8/1988)
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