Sword and scabbard

Museum number:
18-901a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2768
Description:
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.
Donor:
Rollin L. Wilson
Collection place:
Borneo, Indonesia
Materials:
Antler (material), Cloth, and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
(not specified)
Object class:
Plaited weaving, Scabbards, and Swords
Accession date:
1971
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 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 2 of 2 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.

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