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Object Number
37-98-70/633
Display Title
Iron sword with knob, worn by chiefs on feast days
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
tologoe
Inventory Description
Sword in sheath, iron w/ carved wood handle, tusk/tooth and fiber ball attached
Classification
- Raw Material
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Materials
Iron, Fiber, Tusk
Dimensions
Overall: 72 x 17.3 x 15.5 cm (28 3/8 x 6 13/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
633
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