Dagger or knife with single edge [.1], with wooden handle expanding towards the butt. With wooden sheath [.2], chape of darker wood. [El.B 31/5/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dagger or knife with single edge [.1], with wooden handle expanding towards the butt. With wooden sheath [.2], chape of darker wood. [El.B 31/5/2007]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; northwestern West Malaysia Perak
Cultural groups: Malay
Person: Field collector Hubert John Aloysius Berkeley; PRM source Wolstan Edward Francis Berkeley
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1926
Date collected: 1886 -1926
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Steel Metal, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Length: max 350 mm, Length: max 295 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.6.39.1 Accession number: 1945.6.39.2
Research and responses: Kris: a Malay dagger, with a blade of a wavy form. Garuda: a. In Indian mythology, the name of a fabulous bird, half-eagle, half-man, ridden by the god Vishnu. b. The eagle in the official seal of Indonesia. [Source: OED Online] [MR 3/8/2000]

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