Sawtooth Cutting Weapon (Tagalen)

The Indians believe that the evil spirit asuan fears this weapon and avoids the house in which it is located. (Copied from the original catalog)

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Map Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt (Weltkulturen Museum)

Date

1920s

Identifier

28952

Origin

Tagalen
Luzon, Philippines

Materials

wood; Sawfish tooth

Physical Dimensions

Object size: 81.4 x 16.5 cm max.

Provenance

Purchased from August Möckel

Acquisition Date

1932

Display status

Not on display

Acknowledgements

Contributed by Yanni R. Hernandez,
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany

Official Website

https://www.weltkulturenmuseum.de/en

Collection

Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt (Weltkulturen Museum)

Source

Translated from German by MPMC RA's and editors. Record accessed September 2021.

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“Sawtooth Cutting Weapon (Tagalen),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed September 14, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/7841.

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