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Object Number 991-12-60/15184A
Display Title Metal Sword with Brass Fittings, Scabbard, Lacquered Lizzard Case
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Metal sword with brass fittings, scabbard, lacquered lizzard case. Dark green cord on handle and extending tassel. Elaborate designs/openwork on brass fittings. Blue braided cord strap tied to eyes on center of case. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 94 cm. (l) x 8 cm. (w) x 4 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Sword, metal blade, tiger hilt guard, wrapped wood handle, cord, tassels
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 87 x 8 x 3.8 cm (34 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15184A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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