Kris handle

Museum number:
18-1592
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4428
Description:
Kris handle, “Rajah type of ivory” elephant ivory stained and painted; mythological figure with pointed face; crossed arms. Length 11 cm.
Donor:
Joan Wescott
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Krises
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
July 25, 1989
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Kris handle, accession number 18-1592, described as Kris handle, “Rajah type of ivory” elephant ivory stained and painted; mythological figure with pointed face; crossed arms. Length 11 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Kris handle, accession number 18-1592, described as Kris handle, “Rajah type of ivory” elephant ivory stained and painted; mythological figure with pointed face; crossed arms. Length 11 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kris handle, accession number 18-1592, described as Kris handle, “Rajah type of ivory” elephant ivory stained and painted; mythological figure with pointed face; crossed arms. Length 11 cm.

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