Sword

Museum number:
18-334
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2028
Description:
Ornate ceremonial knife; both faces of iron blade inlaid with yellow metals in “Wayang” designs; palm wood handle brass banded at both ends. According to Alexa Sauders; probably used in mock battle between two suitors; name of battle: “Menakdjingga.” Length 18 1/2 inches.
Donor:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Java, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Javanese
Collector:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sword, accession number 18-334, described as Ornate ceremonial knife; both faces of iron blade inlaid with yellow metals in “Wayang” designs; palm wood handle brass banded at both ends. According to Alexa Sauders; probably used in mock battle between two suitors; name of battle: “Menakdjingga.” Length 18 1/2 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sword, accession number 18-334, described as Ornate ceremonial knife; both faces of iron blade inlaid with yellow metals in “Wayang” designs; palm wood handle brass banded at both ends. According to Alexa Sauders; probably used in mock battle between two suitors; name of battle: “Menakdjingga.” Length 18 1/2 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword, accession number 18-334, described as Ornate ceremonial knife; both faces of iron blade inlaid with yellow metals in “Wayang” designs; palm wood handle brass banded at both ends. According to Alexa Sauders; probably used in mock battle between two suitors; name of battle: “Menakdjingga.” Length 18 1/2 inches.

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