Curved single-edged sword [.1] with projecting guard near top of blade, grip bound with plaited wire and elaborately carved antler hilt. Wooden sheath [.2], painted black and bound with bands of plaited rattan. Plaited cotton carrying cord bound to sheath with strips of cotton textile. [LM 06/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Curved single-edged sword [.1] with projecting guard near top of blade, grip bound with plaited wire and elaborately carved antler hilt. Wooden sheath [.2], painted black and bound with bands of plaited rattan. Plaited cotton carrying cord bound to sheath with strips of cotton textile. [LM 06/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sabah
Person: Field collector R. Hugh Chapman; PRM source Mabel How
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1893
Date collected: By 1893
Acquisition information: Donated: 1949
Materials and processes: Material Animal Antler, Material Brass Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Rattan Plant, Material Cotton Textile Plant, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Painted, Process Bound, Process Woven
Dimensions: Length: max 710 mm, Length: max 580 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1949.1.21.1 Accession number: 1949.1.21.2 Other PRM accession number: 1949.1.21a Other PRM accession number: 1949.1.21b

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