Knife-Sheath; Belt
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Knife sheath (with girdle or belt) made of wood, wire (brass), shell (conus), rattan, cotton. 1850s-1910
Curators comments:
Register says: "Knife in scabbard with shell girdle, called "bloc" or "itak". Such knives alwasy carried, & used for work & fighting. Shell belts rare, & usually heirlomes. Kiangan. (see P.K.E.M.D. pl XVI.)"; From acquisition notes "Igorrot".; Register says: "This whole collection from the "Igorrot". N. Luzon."
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Date
1850s-1910
Identifier
As1914,0414.72.b
Origin
Igorot; Ifugao
Materials
Wood; brass; cone shell; rattan; cotton
Physical Dimensions
Height: 17 centimetres; Weight: 1.60 kilograms knife and sheath ; Width: 50.50 centimetres; Depth: 3.50 centimetres
Provenance
Purchased from: Mrs Turnbull
Acquisition Date
1914
Display status
Not on display
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“Knife-Sheath; Belt,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 26, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/28552.
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