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1924.34.11.1

Knife [.1] with single-edged curved blade set in silver-mounted carved hardwood handle. Sheath [.2] made of two flat pieces of wood bound with two bands of plaited rattan, carved decoration at the top. [LM 05/06/2007]


1924.34.11.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife [.1] with single-edged curved blade set in silver-mounted carved hardwood handle. Sheath [.2] made of two flat pieces of wood bound with two bands of plaited rattan, carved decoration at the top. [LM 05/06/2007]
Geographical reference
Northern Borneo Sabah
Cultural groups
Tausug
Person
Field collector Mervyn Worcester Howard Beech
PRM source Howard Beech
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1924
Date collected
By 1924
Acquisition information
Donated: 1924
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Rattan Plant, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Plaited, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 515 mm, Length: max 442 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1924.34.11.1 Accession number: 1924.34.11.2

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Sheath, Knife