Chopper; Executioner's Sword
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Chopper, execution sword made of steel, wood, cloth, silver. See also, As1952,08.38, which is the same type. 1800s-1920s
Curators comments:
From acquisition notes "execution sword".; According to Marion Roces, these types of weapons are called Panabas, and were once used for killing people. The notches along the edge may mean the number of kills. It is more recently that Panabas have come to be used for agriculture.
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Date
1800s-1920s
Identifier
As1954,07.219
Materials
Steel; wood; silver
Physical Dimensions
Height: 14 centimetres; Weight: 875 grammes; Width: 95.50 centimetres; Depth: 4 centimetres
Provenance
Donated by: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Acquisition Date
1954
Display status
Not on display
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“Chopper; Executioner's Sword,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 10, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/28273.
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