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1934.73.5.1

Sword [.1] with slightly curved blade and wooden grip ending in a leaf shape. With wooden sheath [.2], painted red and bound at both ends and in the middle with copper alloy. [El.B 22/5/2007]

1934.73.5.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sword [.1] with slightly curved blade and wooden grip ending in a leaf shape. With wooden sheath [.2], painted red and bound at both ends and in the middle with copper alloy. [El.B 22/5/2007]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Sumatra Sumatera
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 712 mm, Length: max 595 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.73.5.1 Accession number: 1934.73.5.2

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Sheath

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