Sword
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Register 1950: Iron sword of kris form: straight blade with rounded point and two longitudinal grooves; wooden hilt with grip of brass rings; in poor condition. 19thC (?)
Curators comments:
A sundang. (Michael Heppell 2014).; Register 1950: North Borneo or Sulu.
Department: Asia
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Date
19thC (?)
Identifier
As1950,09.1.a
Materials
Iron; wood; brass
Physical Dimensions
Height: 13.50 centimetres; Weight: 492 grammes; Width: 64 centimetres; Depth: 2.50 centimetres
Provenance
Transferred from: Natural History Museum
Acquisition Date
1950
Display status
Not on display
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“Sword,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 1, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/28869.
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