Sword
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Sword made of steel, wood, iron, brass, hair. 1800-1903
Curators comments:
Register says: "Hairy Kampilan" Composite sword: single-edged steel blade; wood hilt and guard, with iron sword-breaker to which are attached two brass bells; the end portion of the hilt set with tufts of red hair.
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Date
1800-1903
Identifier
As1952,08.24.a
Origin
Moro (Philippines)
Materials
Steel; wood; iron; brass; hair
Physical Dimensions
Height: 13.70 centimetres; Weight: 895 grammes; Width: 98.70 centimetres; Depth: 6.10 centimetres
Provenance
Donated by: Webster Plass
Acquisition Date
1952
Display status
Not on display
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“Sword,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 6, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/28856.
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