Sword with scabbard (Habag)

With carved handle. Collected from the mountains between Bambang and Dupaix (?) April 1881.

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Map Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt (Weltkulturen Museum)

Date

1932

Identifier

28827

Origin

Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines

(Gaddanes)

Materials

Iron, wood, leather, brass, bristle, pig; Leaf strips

Physical Dimensions

Length: L. sword: 60.7 cm
Length: L. Scabbard: 58 cm
Length: overall length: 73.4 cm

Acquisition Date

Before April 1881

Display status

Not on display

Acknowledgements

Contributed by Yanni R. Hernandez,
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany

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Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt (Weltkulturen Museum)

Source

Translated from German by MPMC RA's and editors. Record accessed September 2021.

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“Sword with scabbard (Habag),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed September 30, 2022, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/14877.