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Parang and sheath
Object Number 04-19-70/63064
Display Title Parang and sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Machete and sheath, carvd bone w/ hair handle, woodn sheath w/ fur, attached fib
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kantu Dyak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Materials Steel , Wood , Plant fiber , Human hair , Fabric , Animal hair , Antler?
Dimensions Overall: 90 x 11.3 x 5.2 cm (35 7/16 x 4 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 63064
Provenance
Collector Dr. William H. Furness, III (1897-1898)
Collector Mr. Hose (1897-1898)
Collector Alfred Craven Harrison Jr. (1897-1898)
Collector Hiram M. Hiller (1897-1898)
Donor Donated by Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania (1904)

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