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Object Number
99-12-70/53284
Display Title
Sword and scabbard
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sword and sheath, elaborate carved wooden handle, red/black hair and iron wire
Classification
- Raw Material
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Malaysia
/
Borneo
Materials
Iron, Wood, Hair
Dimensions
Overall: 77.9 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm (30 11/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53284
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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