DAGGER, Menado, N. Celebes

W1970.56.a-b

[.a] blade; curved and tapered with a reverse curve at tip. Flat diamond cross-section. Handle is wooden, carved with rounded pommel and fluted carving at bottom of bulb.
[.b] scabbard; wooden with central section cord bound. Top and bottom red laquered. Leather loop passed through wooden boss which is gilded.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: W1970.56.a-b
Accession Date: 8 Sep 1961

Material

Wood/Wooda - dagger
Wood/Woodb - scabbard
Leather/Leatherb - scabbard

Measurement

length240mm
length160mmblade
length170mm

 

 

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