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Object Number
37-98-70/691
Display Title
Chief's sword - iron in wooden scabbard
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
gari
Inventory Description
Sword, iron blade, wood and brass handle, wood sheath, w/ brass and fiber bands
Classification
- Sword
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
/
Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Iron, Brass, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 68.5 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm (26 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/691
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