Sword
| Native Name | Panabas |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 16130 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Moro |
| Provenience: | Philippine Islands Sulu Archipelago |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Metal Wood |
| Length: | 85 cm |
| Credit Line: | Deposited by C. Howard Colket, 1893 |
| Other Number: | 29-58-36 - Other Number |
Description
Stout handle of brown wood, oval in section, reinforced at the insertion of the long curved blade with a metal tube. The blade, which has a convex cutting edge, flares strongly at the end, which is cut off in a straight line forming an acute angle with the end of the cutting edge. Panabas.
Bibliography:
| [Article] 1899. "Collections and Publications". Bulletin of the Free Museum of Science and Art. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania. Vol. II. no. No. 2. pg. 92-98 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 95 and Fig. 55 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Wiley, Mark V. 1997. "Philippine Arms & Armor in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology".. Journal of Asian Martial Arts. Vol. 6, No. 3. pg. 96-107 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 104 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Wiley, Mark V. 1996. Filipino Martial Culture.. Charles E. Tuttle Company. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 124 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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