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Object Number
37-98-70/692
Display Title
Iron sword for common people
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
foda
Inventory Description
Knife, iron, curved blade, wood sheath and grip, inscibed brass band, tie
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
/
Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Iron, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 57.7 x 5.5 x 2.8 cm (22 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/692, BB
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-98-70/694 | Iron short sword - for daily use |
Knife
|
Soliga
| |
| 37-77-50/2598 | Small iron knife of common man in leather scabbard |
Knife
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-98-70/693 | Chief's short sword - iron in metal scabbard |
Knife
|
Soliga
| |
| 95-20-50/49361.1 | Turkish(?)/Moorish? short sword |
Knife
|
Africa
| |
| 37-77-50/2557 | Iron sword in leather scabbard |
Sword
|
Liberia
| |
| 40-24-50/5011 | Knife - plain iron blade, wooden handle |
Knife
|
Africa
| |
|
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for Iron sword or knife blade
| 975-5-10/52722 | Iron sword or knife blade |
Knife
|
Alaska
| |
| 15-4-60/86218 | Sword and small knife |
Knife
|
Japan
| |
| 973-46-70/5386 | Sword with wooden sheath, wooden handle carved to fit hands; metal blade, 43 cm |
Sword
|
Philippines
| |
| 29-4-50/H728.1 | Sabres or short swords |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 29-4-50/H728 | Sabres or short swords |
Knife
|
Congo
| |
| 37-98-70/691 | Chief's sword - iron in wooden scabbard |
Raw Material
Sword |
Soliga
|