Sheath

42-30-367B

From: Java (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 42-30-367B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Javanese
Provenience Java (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Sheath with kidney-shaped top (wrangka) of warm, honey colored wood strongly marked with dark streaks and splotches (kaju pelet). Wood sheath with brass covering (pendok) decorated on one side with three embossed medallions of leaves and fruits and on the other with a central band with a repeat motif of curls and spirals, flanked by triangles with leaves and fruits.

Length 39 cm
Width 13.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number 61 - Collector Number

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