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Object Number 37-131-60/3029
Display Title Sword from Derge, a district famous for its swords
Descriptions
Object Description Sword from Derge, a district famous for its swords; blade about 2 1/2' long, of layers of alternate hard and soft metal beaten together for strength, leaving characteristic longitudinal striations.
Inventory Description Sword, ke-tri, steel blade, wood scabbard encased in metal, cotton, hide strip
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Derge
  • Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Tibet / <State> / <County> / <City> / Chamdo
Additional Geographic Terms Chamdo; Tibet, eastern border of; Szechuan Province, adjoining
Dimensions Overall: 89.5 x 6.9 x 6.2 cm (35 1/4 x 2 11/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-131-60/3029
Provenance
Collector Gordon Bowles (1930-1932 - 1937)

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