Curved Knife with Scabbard (Bactig/Tagabawa)
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Small, curved; pointed oval blade shape. Scabbard with fastening tape.
Handle on wood wrapped with brass bands. Blade end shaped as a tool. Braided scabbard covered with fabric, reinforced with wooden bars on the sides. Cotton ribbon with integrated brass ring (brass). Scabbard opening reinforced with thin sheet brass. Verdigris at the lower end of the vagina.
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Date
Before 1930
Identifier
28886
Origin
Mindanao, Philippines
Bagobo, Tagabawa
(The Bagobo constitute one of the largest groups among the indigenous peoples of southern Mindanao.)
Bagobo, Tagabawa
(The Bagobo constitute one of the largest groups among the indigenous peoples of southern Mindanao.)
Materials
iron, wood, brass, leaf strips, cotton fabric
Physical Dimensions
Length: L. Scabbard: 24.5 cm
Length: L. Knife: 24 cm
Length: L. total: 30 cm
Length: L. Knife: 24 cm
Length: L. total: 30 cm
Provenance
Purchased from August Möckel
Acquisition Date
1932
Display status
Not on display
Acknowledgements
Contributed by Yanni R. Hernandez,
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
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Translated from German by MPMC RA's and editors. Record accessed November 2021.
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“Curved Knife with Scabbard (Bactig/Tagabawa),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 28, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/14830.
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