Sword with wooden sheath, wooden handle carved to fit hands; metal blade, 43 cm
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Sword, iron blade, beveled edge, cylindrical wooden sheath, grip, fiber tie. 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. 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.
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973-46-70/5386
Origin
Oceania, Philippines
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Iron
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Overall: 69.5 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm (27 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
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Not on display
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“Sword with wooden sheath, wooden handle carved to fit hands; metal blade, 43 cm,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 6, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/14475.
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