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Object Number:P435A
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Borneo
Sarawak
Section:Oceanian
Materials:Wood
Metal
Peel
Length: 22.9 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

Description

Cross-wise iron blade with long tang, lashed by woven and braided strips of rattan peel to a thick wooden handle. Handle decorated with one ring of woven rattan peel.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

The Dayaks: Peoples of the Borneo Rain Forest (Furness, Hiller, Harrison Borneo Collection) (25 Feb 1989 - 01 Jul 1990) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Book] McDougall, William, and Hose, Charles. 1912. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo.. London. Macmillan and Company. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Vol. I, Plate 112View Objects related to this Type Citation

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