- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Dao with two edged blade, decorated on both sides with incised hatching and bamboo haft bound with split cane near the blade. [SM 06/07/2007]
- Long description
- Dao with two edged blade, decorated on both sides with incised hatching and bamboo haft bound with split cane near the blade. The blade is expanded along its length to a wide square ended tip. It is sharpened on opposite sides. One surface is stamped with "S&CO" and [E]"NGLAND" [SM 06/07/2007]
- Cultural groups
- Sümi Naga
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1923
- Date collected
- By 1923
- Acquisition information
- Loaned: 10/1923 Donated: 1928
- Materials and processes
- Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Steel Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Incised, Process Decorated, Process Stamped
- Dimensions
- Width: max 102 mm, Length: max 602 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1928.69.394
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