Sword

Etched steel blade, carved wooden handle. Hilt carved to represent head of bird. Blade concave for most of length on both sides, engraved with stylized designs. At top of blade one side, next to hilt, the letters TJI.K.R (abbreviation of the village name Tjikeroeh).

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Identifier

259,775_97-120-776A

Origin

Philippine Islands (uncertain)

Materials

Metal|Wood

Physical Dimensions

42.0 cm long

Provenance

Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997

Display status

Not on display

Official Website

http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/259775

Collection

Penn Museum

Source

Record accessed in February 2021
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“Sword,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 29, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/4643.

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