Kris with Sheath
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A kris sword of the Tausug people, originating in the Sulu islands but also found on North Borneo. The blade with 9 undulations and the hilt with a handle of plaited silver thread and an ivory pommel. There are no visible signs of twist core along the center panel.
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Physical Object
Identifier
1952.30.0018
Origin
Sulu Islands
Materials
metal, iron, wood
Provenance
Objects no. 1-17 brought home by the donor's uncle Count Nils Henning Cronstedt. The same applies to the later cataloged object no. 22. / US Acquisition circumstances - to the museum Gift of envoy Hugo von Heidenstam, Stockholm It is not clear how the Sulu Kris has been added to his collection, as most of the items there have been collected from the Congo. Nils Henning Cronstedt, born 1854, count and sea captain. In the mid-1880s, he was the commander of the steamer "August", which operated in the lower Congo. Homecoming collection. from Africa which is now at the Ethnographic Museum, Stockholm. He was the son of August Rudolf Cronstedt. See the other items in his collection here.
Acquisition Date
1952
Short description
old item number 1952.30.0018
Notes from catalog (OCR) Knife with wooden sheath. in zigzag format and with the corresponding a-b groove decoration in the center axis. Deeper grooves closest to that. " bent -handtaget_tDettasenarav ben med grip grip lindat [ocr]
Notes from catalog (OCR) Knife with wooden sheath. in zigzag format and with the corresponding a-b groove decoration in the center axis. Deeper grooves closest to that. " bent -handtaget_tDettasenarav ben med grip grip lindat [ocr]
Display status
Not on display
References
http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1208005, http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/delobjekt/1311138, http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/delobjekt/1311139
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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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“Kris with Sheath,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed March 28, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/3331.
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