Kris

Museum number:

10-552a

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Accession number:

Acc.408

Description:

Kris, wavy blade with wooden sheath;

Donor:

Charles Ravenscroft Greenleaf

Collection place:

Mindanao Island, Mindanao island group, Philippines

Culture or time period:

Central Mindanao and Mindanao

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Krises

Function:

1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control, 1.9 Multiple Utility, and 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies

Accession date:

1911

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)