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Hearst Museum object titled Scabbard, accession number 18-901b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Scabbard, accession number 18-899b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Scabbard, accession number 18-905b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 18-901a,b, described as Sword and scabbard. (a) Sword: heavy steel blade with carved deer antler hilt ornamented with tufts of animal hair and pendant human hair; mastic and woven rattan grip. Length 63 cm. (b) Scabbard: two pieces wood held together with elaborate rattan binding; one side elaborately carved in so-called “leech” design; plaited rattan waist strap with cloth band. Length 50.6 cm. Used in Warfare; also hewing down jungle undergrowth, cutting rattans and bamboos, and the rough shaping of wooden implements.

Hearst Museum object titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 18-900a,b, described as Sword and scabbard. (a) Sword: heavy steel blade with deer antler hilt ornamented with human hair; hilt is elaborately carved; mastic and woven rattan grip. Length 67.8 cm. (b) wood scabbard with horn and carved bone part; separated case of deerskin (?) for knife (missing) ornamented with pendant human hair; rattan waist strap. Length 57 cm. Used in Warfare; also hewing down jungle undergrowth, cutting rattans and bamboos, and the rough shaping of wooden implements.

Hearst Museum object titled Sword and sheath, accession number 18-905a,b, described as Sword with scabbard. (a) Sword: curved steel blade, brass grip, carved wood pommel with two extensions, brass wire. Length 86.3 cm. (b) Scabbard: two pieces water buffalo horn bound together with sections of brass; empty socket for knife; human hair trim; plaited hair waist and wrist straps. Length 72.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Sword and sheath, accession number 18-899a,b, described as Sword and scabbard. (a) Heavy steel blade with incised curvilinear and linear designs along back edge (one side only); deer antler hilt with inset tufts of goat’s hair and pendant human hair. Length 70 cm. (b) Scabbard: carved wood with carved and incised bone ornaments; encircling rattan bands in natural and red-dyed rattan; plaited rattan waist strap; pendant human hair. Used in warfare; also hewing down jungle undergrowth, cutting rattans and bamboos, and the rough shaping of wooden implements.