SWORD, Menado, N. Celebes

W1970.50.a-b

[.a] sword; hilt wooden (stained red) lower part sheathed in brass for 7cm. No guard. Back of blade straight for 39.5cm and grooved. Lower part double edged with greater curviture at rear of blade.
[.b] scabbard; wooded, stained red, raised carving, lower end foliage design.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: W1970.50.a-b
Accession Date: 8 Sep 1961

Material

Wood/Wooda - sword
Brass/Metala - sword
Metal/Metala - sword
Wood/Woodb - scabbard

Measurement

length735mm
length615mmblade
length650mm
weight1.15kg

 


 

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