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Object Number
37-131-60/3031
Display Title
Heavy straight sword from SE Tibet or the Charong country
Descriptions
Object Description
Heavy straight sword from SE Tibet or the Charong country. Long blade with bevel point of Derge technique except that, instead of narrow tang extending up through the handle, 2 yellow bone plates are fastened on either side of upper end of blade to form a pommel.
Inventory Description
Sword, steel blade, horn grip, wood sheath covered with hide
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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Tibet
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<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Chamdo
Additional Geographic Terms
Tibet, Eastern borders of; Szechuan Province, adjoining
Materials
Steel, Hide, Wood, Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 92 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm (36 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-131-60/3031
Provenance
Collector
Gordon Bowles
(1930-1932 - 1937)
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