Native Name | Kris |
Object Number | 49-31-51A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Balinese |
Provenience | Bali (Indonesia) |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Metal | Wood |
Description | Dagger with long straight blade, deep "blood channel" and raised median ridge both sides, with flanking "gutters" most of length. Small amount of watery patterning (pamor) one side only. Hilt of light brown wood streaked with dark brown (kaju pelet), faceted and carved with deep interlocking diamonds: a style typical of Bali. |
Length | 59.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1949 |
Other Number | 29-B-71 - Other Number |
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