Sword
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Register 1948: Composite sword, with leaf-shaped single-edged steel blade and wooden hilt with metal mount, the grip bound with vegetable fibre string and bands of the same plaited. 19thC
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Register 1948: Sulu Islands.
Department: Asia
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Date
19thC
Identifier
As1948,05.2
Materials
Steel; wood; metal; fibre, plaited (basketry)
Physical Dimensions
Height: 5.80 centimetres; Weight: 999 grammes; Width: 74.50 centimetres; Depth: 10.50 centimetres
Provenance
Donated by: Hastings Public Museum and Art Gallery
Acquisition Date
1948
Display status
Not on display
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“Sword,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 23, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/28893.
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