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Object Number
973-46-70/5386
Display Title
Sword with wooden sheath, wooden handle carved to fit hands; metal blade, 43 cm
Descriptions
Object Description
Sword with wooden sheath, wooden handle carved to fit hands; metal blade, 43 cm L. Wooden sheath constructed from 2 carved pieces of wood, bound at end by wire and in four other places with braided bamboo rings.
Inventory Description
Sword, iron blade, beveled edge, cylindrical wooden sheath, grip, fiber tie
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Philippines
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 69.5 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm (27 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-46-70/5386
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