SWORD, Parang Pandit, wooden scabbard
W1970.40.a-b
[.a] Sea Dyak sword with iron hilt and short cross-guard, handle covered with tin (?) sheet, tip of handle decorated with bone. Heavy single-edged blade widest at tip which is W-shaped. Blade makes obtuse angle and has square shank.
[.b] Scabbard; wood stained red with 6 cane bindings. Takes only blade.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | W1970.40.a-b |
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| Accession Date: | 8 Sep 1961 |
Material
| Iron/Metal | a - sword |
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| Tin plate/Metal | a - sword |
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| Bone/Skeletal | a - sword |
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| Wood | b - scabbard |
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Measurement
| length | 740mm |
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| length | 610mm | blade |
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| length | 520mm |
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