Sword
97-120-776A
From: Philippine Islands (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-776A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Philippine Islands (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Metal | Wood |
| Description | Etched steel blade, carved wooden handle. Hilt carved to represent head of bird. Blade concave for most of length on both sides, engraved with stylized designs. At top of blade one side, next to hilt, the letters TJI.K.R (abbreviation of the village name Tjikeroeh). |
| Length | 42 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-776A - Old Museum Number | 14723 - ANSP Number |
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