Sword (Kris)
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Early sword kris from the Sulu-islands of Southern Philippines or North Borneo (the Tausug-people) with a twist core (late 18th C to early 19th C). Sheath with an unusually small crosspiece indicating age.
Kris with wide, wavy blade, the sheath wrapped in five places, with fine split rattan (Orig.cat.:Smitt's list RM 284) Malays (general catalog)
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Physical Object
Identifier
1871.01.0089
Origin
Sulu-islands of Southern Philippines or North Borneo (the Tausug-people Malajer?
Physical Dimensions
Length: 60 cm
Provenance
Belonged to original collection of Stolpe, Hjalmar (1841 - 1905), archaeologist, ethnographer, curator
Hjalmar Stolpe, active at the National Museum of History 1874 -1900. Professor and curator at the National Museum's ethnographic department. from 1903 to 1905. In 1900, S. succeeded in obtaining the ethnographic collections at Riksmus. recognized as an independent dept. and was appointed superintendent there in 1900. Founded the Ethnographic Museum in Stockholm and was a pioneer in the field of ornamental studies. Published in 1890-91 the pioneering work "Developmental phenomena in the ornamentation of natural peoples"
Participated as an ethnographer in the frigate Vanadi's world voyage 1883-85, from where he brought home 7,500 objects.
Hjalmar Stolpe, active at the National Museum of History 1874 -1900. Professor and curator at the National Museum's ethnographic department. from 1903 to 1905. In 1900, S. succeeded in obtaining the ethnographic collections at Riksmus. recognized as an independent dept. and was appointed superintendent there in 1900. Founded the Ethnographic Museum in Stockholm and was a pioneer in the field of ornamental studies. Published in 1890-91 the pioneering work "Developmental phenomena in the ornamentation of natural peoples"
Participated as an ethnographer in the frigate Vanadi's world voyage 1883-85, from where he brought home 7,500 objects.
Display status
Exhibition - displayed in General Ethnographic Exhibition 1878-79 General Ethnographic Exhibition 1878-79 :: 1878 The exhibition was shown in Arvfursten's palace, Gustav Adolfs torg, Stockholm (Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1906) 1878-1879. The objects were photographed by the photographer at the Academy of Sciences Carl Fredrik Lindberg (C. F. Lindberg). The album in the form of loose leaves in a box (object marked no. 1900.32.0495) was awarded in Venice 18xx. The catalog includes more than 6,200 issues, but the number of items was even more because some issues include several items. The objects consisted of ethnographic collections that existed within Sweden, most from the Swedish Museum of Natural History and the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG). Six illustrations from New illustrated magazine reproducing, among other things, interiors from the exhibition were purchased from Åke Linnarsson, Jönköping, 1950.
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Reference - published in Stolpe, Hjalmar (1879). The general ethnographic exhibition. D. 2, Special list: 1879. Stockholm
http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/2734665
Sources - http libris.kb.se, runeberg.org
http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/2734665
Sources - http libris.kb.se, runeberg.org
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Translated from Swedish by Google Translate
Record accessed Dec. 2020
Edited for grammar by the Mapping team
Record accessed Dec. 2020
Edited for grammar by the Mapping team
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“Sword (Kris),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed March 29, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/3298.
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