Sword (Kris)
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A kris sword of the Maranao people of Mindanao in Southern Philippines. The blade with 13 undulations and engravings at its center. This kind of blade indicates that it was made in the 20th century.
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Date
20th c.
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
1954.15.0002
Origin
Maranao people of Mindanao in Southern Philippines
Materials
Metal, wood
Physical Dimensions
120 cm
Provenance
Collected: Hägg, Nils W. [?] | Acquired: Collberg, G, Hägg, Maia
Nils Hägg participated in the Spanish-American War and stayed in the Philippines 1901-1904 as a corporal. At the 1910 census, he is the mill treasurer, Iggesund's mill. He was married from 1914 to Maja Fredrika Collberg. He was active as an accountant and wrote down a large number of folk songs in collaboration with his uncle Jakob Adolf Hägg.
Nils Hägg was the brother of Hjalmar Oscar Hägg. Half-brother to Ernst Yngve Hägg and Axel Torgny Hägg.
Nils Hägg participated in the Spanish-American War and stayed in the Philippines 1901-1904 as a corporal. At the 1910 census, he is the mill treasurer, Iggesund's mill. He was married from 1914 to Maja Fredrika Collberg. He was active as an accountant and wrote down a large number of folk songs in collaboration with his uncle Jakob Adolf Hägg.
Nils Hägg was the brother of Hjalmar Oscar Hägg. Half-brother to Ernst Yngve Hägg and Axel Torgny Hägg.
Acquisition Date
1954
Short description
(From the Catalog) OCR
Indonesia Gift from Mrs. Maja Hägg, Vattenledningsvägen 71, • Hägersten, by engineer G.Collberg, Vintervägen 7, Mörby, Stocksund. • 1. Sword. The blade is ornate along the uncut edge. The grip is wound with wire and a pair of metal straps. The tip of the handle has the shape of an animal head. Indonesia. Length 10E cm. • 2. Crisis. The blade is ornate. The handle, which is made of wood, is damaged. The grip itself is wrapped with thread. Indonesia. Length 120 cm. [ocr]
Indonesia Gift from Mrs. Maja Hägg, Vattenledningsvägen 71, • Hägersten, by engineer G.Collberg, Vintervägen 7, Mörby, Stocksund. • 1. Sword. The blade is ornate along the uncut edge. The grip is wound with wire and a pair of metal straps. The tip of the handle has the shape of an animal head. Indonesia. Length 10E cm. • 2. Crisis. The blade is ornate. The handle, which is made of wood, is damaged. The grip itself is wrapped with thread. Indonesia. Length 120 cm. [ocr]
Display status
Not on display
References
http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1022733, http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1177101, http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1176629, http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/2399409
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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 April 20, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/3328.
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