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1938.35.1432.1

Sword with red painted hilt [.1] and single edged blade [.2]. With wooden sheath [.3] also painted red and bear jaw [.4] [SM 17/05/2007]

1938.35.1432.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sword with red painted hilt [.1] and single edged blade [.2]. With wooden sheath [.3] also painted red and bear jaw [.4] [SM 17/05/2007]
Long description
Sword with red painted hilt [.1] and single edged blade [.2]. With wooden sheath [.3] also painted red and bear jaw [.4] The hilt is wooden with an expanded and curved pommel. It is bound with cane along the grip. The blade is expanded with a slightly concave tip with two points. The sheath is open on one side and curved, with a projecting rounded tip. It is bound at several points with plaited cane and has a plaited cane carrying strap bound on to the open side. A length of string is knotted around the cane strap. The bear jaw was found separated from the sheath. It consists of a sawn off section of the upper jaw of a ?bear, including two large molars, a pre molar, a canine and three front teeth. The jaw has been varnished and has two holes drilled through it. [SM 17/05/2007]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Assam Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Mizoram Meghalaya
Cultural groups
Khamti
Singpho
Naga
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Cane Plant, Material Varnish, Process Forged (Metal), Process Plaited, Process Carved, Process Tied, Process Painted, Process Varnished
Dimensions
Width: max 62 mm hilt, Length: max 130 mm jaw, Length: max 673 mm sheath, Length: max 138 mm hilt, Length: max 560 mm blade, Width: max 89 mm jaw, Width: max 73 mm blade, Width: max 95 mm sheath
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.1432.1 Accession number: 1938.35.1432.2 Accession number: 1938.35.1432.3 Other numbers: 2012

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Clothing, Transport and Travel, Agriculture and Horticulture, Sword, Sheath, Belt, Carrying Device, Knife, Agricultural Tool

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