Sword with single edged blade decoratively edged, inlaid with copper alloy and carved ivory or antler hilt [sheath 1907.75.7.2] [SM 05/09/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Sword with single edged blade decoratively edged, inlaid with copper alloy and carved ivory or antler hilt [sheath 1907.75.7.2] [SM 05/09/2007]
Long description: Sword with single edged blade decoratively edged, inlaid with copper alloy and carved ivory or antler hilt [sheath 1907.75.7.2] The blade expands along its length and is elaborately edged along the spine where it tapers in to the tip. It is inlaid with dots of copper alloy on one surface below the grip and is decoratively edged along the blade edge at this point too. The grip is bound with plaited rattan and cane strips. The hilt is ornately carved above the grip and divides into two sections each with long and short hair tassels of light coloured and dyed hair. [SM 05/09/2007]
Geographical reference: Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Person: Field collector H.L. Chittenden; PRM source H.L. Chittenden
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1907
Date collected: Before 1907
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1907
Materials and processes: Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Rattan Plant, Material Hair, Material Iron Metal, Material Steel Metal, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Animal Antler, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Plaited, Process Basketry, Process Inlaid
Dimensions: Width: max 90 mm, Length: max 680 mm excluding hair
Object numbers: Accession number: 1907.75.7.1 Other numbers: 7

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Sheath

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