Dagger

Native Name:

Kris

Object Number:

P3257A

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Javanese

Provenience:

Java

Section:

Oceanian

Materials:

Metal
Bone

Description:

Wavy, very narrow blade; 11 curves; well-made blade base: small hooked trunk, two protrusions, hollow on short end; dentiform frets on long end of guard; plain, beaded, Javanese mendak; ivory hilt elabroately carved and fretted, as from Paisir Jawa/Madura (Groneman 192 #162)

Length:

44cm

Bibliography:

[Book] Groneman, Isaac. 2009. The Javanese Kris. : Page/Fig./Plate: 192 #162

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