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| Object Number: | 42-30-373B |
| Current Location: | Collections storage |
| Culture: | Malay |
| Provenience: | Sulawesi (uncertain) Malay Peninsula (uncertain) |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Metal |
| Length: | 40cm |
| Width: | 14.5cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number | 519 - Other Number |
Description
Wood wrangka with radiating graining and one edge squared off, as from Malay Peninsula (Frey Plate 13b); wood gandar covered with brass pendok in two metal parts as from Sulawesi (Frey Plate 6c) or Malay Peninsula (Frey Plate 7b): heavy gold relief decoration in conventionalized floral pattern on 2/3 of obverse, reverse part of this plain except for border and Arabic inscription in central diamond; wavy chevrons, bands of floral design in low relief on other 1/3 of both sides; floral design on chape
Bibliography:
| [Book] Frey, Edward. 1988. The Kris: Mystic Weapon of the Malay World. : Page/Fig./Plate: Plates 6b, 7c | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference |
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