Kris (Sword)

Kris made of iron, with ivory handle bound in fibre thread.

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Date

Manufacture date 19th century

Identifier

As1906,1217.4.a

Origin

Southeast Asia: Indonesia: Sulawesi

Connection to Philippines

Found/Acquired: Philippines

Materials

iron
ivory
fibre

Physical Dimensions

4cm x 655g x 67.60cm x 12cm

Provenance

Donated by Sir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley

Acquisition Date

1906

Display status

Not on display

References

(Curator's comments) Register says: "probably imported from Celebes."

Official Website

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As1906-1217-4-a

Collection

British Museum

Source

Record accessed in November 2020
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“Kris (Sword),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 26, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/3175.

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