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| Native Name | Kris |
| Object Number: | 42-30-370A |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Javanese |
| Provenience: | Java (uncertain) |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Metal Wood |
| Length: | 38.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 66 - Other Number |
Description
Wavy blade; 7 curves; pamor; plain blade base; mendak (small metal conical cup transition piece) (Frey 52) loose, beading around edges and in scattered clusters; Javanese polished dark wood hilt: kraton style (Frey 49a), young shoot on tree trunk with two patra (carvings on inner side) (Groneman 186)
Bibliography:
| [Book] Frey, Edward. 1988. The Kris: Mystic Weapon of the Malay World.. Oxford University Press. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 49 (Fig. 11a) and 52 | View Objects related to this Type Citation | |
| [Book] Groneman, Isaac. 2009. The Javanese Kris.. C. Zwartenkot Art Books - Leiden and KITLV Press. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 186 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
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