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Kris - straight blade; wooden handle covered with braided rattan; +
Kris - straight blade; wooden handle covered with braided rattan; +
Object Number 43-29-70/2251
Display Title Kris - straight blade; wooden handle covered with braided rattan; +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sword, kris, wood, basketry grip, wood sheath
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Moro
  • Ming
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Steel, Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 70.6 x 16 x 3 cm (27 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2251

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