Native Name | Kris |
Object Number | 49-31-32A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Madurese |
Provenience | Madura |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Metal | Ivory |
Description | Straight blade; pamor wos wutah? with increasingly larger rings surrounding each other; beaded silver mendak cup, wider circumference facing blade rather than hilt, unlike other krises: Madurese ivory hilt, bent over abstracted figure, carved in intricate floral and leaf pattern; images of elephant and winged royal horse on inner curve, as is frequent in Madura (Frey 46, 48 Fig. 10d), pierced on inside curve of pommel. |
Length | 46 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1949 |
Other Number | 29-J-715 - Other Number |
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