Sword

Museum number:
18-335
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2028
Description:
Ornate “Parang;” iron blade has incised geometric designs on one side, mythological figure on reverse; wooden handle brass banded at both ends. Length 14 1/4 inches.
Donor:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Collector:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sword, accession number 18-335, described as Ornate “Parang;” iron blade has incised geometric designs on one side, mythological figure on reverse; wooden handle brass banded at both ends. Length 14 1/4 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sword, accession number 18-335, described as Ornate “Parang;” iron blade has incised geometric designs on one side, mythological figure on reverse; wooden handle brass banded at both ends. Length 14 1/4 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword, accession number 18-335, described as Ornate “Parang;” iron blade has incised geometric designs on one side, mythological figure on reverse; wooden handle brass banded at both ends. Length 14 1/4 inches.

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