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1945.6.45.1

Knife [.1] with curved single edge and rounded wooden handle, with wooden sheath [.2]. [El.B 1/6/2007]


1945.6.45.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife [.1] with curved single edge and rounded wooden handle, with wooden sheath [.2]. [El.B 1/6/2007]
Geographical reference
northwestern West Malaysia Perak
Cultural groups
Malay
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 257 mm, Length: max 280 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.6.45.1 Accession number: 1945.6.45.2
Research and responses

Parang: a large heavy sheath-knife used by the Malays for various purposes, esp. as a weapon.[Source: OED Online] [MR 3/8/2000]

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Sheath, Knife