Sword (Kris)
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Sword with sheath. A kris sword of the Tausug people, originating in the Sulu islands but also found on North Borneo. The hilt in the shape like a horse's hoof and the blade with 13 undulations.
The sheath is made of wood, has a transverse end, wrapped at the bottom with bamboo fibers. The part at the top follows the sword parry rod and is sculpted. The sword itself has a wavy blade. The edge of the sheath is firmly wrapped with pitch bands. Wooden sword button, crown-shaped, slightly bent backwards.
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Type
Physical Object
Identifier
1924.01.0012
Origin
Tausug Origin, Philippines
Materials
metal, wood, iron @ eng
Physical Dimensions
Length: 70-72 cm Sheath length: 58 cm
Provenance
Acquired: Nordic Museum, Magnusson, P. M. (Urshult)
Magnusson, P. M. (Urshult)
Description
P. M. Magnusson, antique dealer, Urshult (Europeana Fashion). Has sold objects via the Nordic Museum to the Ethnographic Museum in 1924. Kulturen in Lund has also acquired objects from this Magnusson.
Sources - http: carl.kulturen.com
Magnusson, P. M. (Urshult)
Description
P. M. Magnusson, antique dealer, Urshult (Europeana Fashion). Has sold objects via the Nordic Museum to the Ethnographic Museum in 1924. Kulturen in Lund has also acquired objects from this Magnusson.
Sources - http: carl.kulturen.com
Acquisition Date
1924
Short description
The sheath is partially cracked. Information about the Philippines from Marlow 2019. Malay sword with curved button and wavy blade characterize the western islands but also the Celebes and Sulu islands. See Handb. of. Brit. Mouse. pp. 97. Cf. I.A.E. Bd. IV, pl.XIII 2, 2a Baduis, West Java, I.A.E. Bd.XI. Pl.XXVI, 7, Parerpartiet strikingly similar, Java. The sword could be considered Javanese. Indonesia Java, Malays S
Display status
Not on display
References
http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1064725, http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1064726, http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1014971, http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/fotografi/4082966
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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 26, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/3339.
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