Sword

Museum number:
18-914
Permalink:
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Description:
Sword or dagger, ceremonial; whole is assembled on interior base of iron rod with gold leaf cover; stacked on this is network of Chinese “cash” coins held together with red, yellow, green string. In temple ceremonies, as ritual paraphernalia; the coins used to make this object are Ch’ing dynasty, probably late 19th century; reverse inscription gives reign and imperial name in Manch rather than Chinese. Length 44.5. Width 9.4 cm.
Collection place:
Malaysia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Daggers (weapons) and Swords
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sword, accession number 18-914, described as Sword or dagger, ceremonial; whole is assembled on interior base of iron rod with gold leaf cover; stacked on this is network of Chinese “cash” coins held together with red, yellow, green string. In temple ceremonies, as ritual paraphernalia; the coins used to make this object are Ch’ing dynasty, probably late 19th century; reverse inscription gives reign and imperial name in Manch rather than Chinese. Length 44.5. Width 9.4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword, accession number 18-914, described as Sword or dagger, ceremonial; whole is assembled on interior base of iron rod with gold leaf cover; stacked on this is network of Chinese “cash” coins held together with red, yellow, green string. In temple ceremonies, as ritual paraphernalia; the coins used to make this object are Ch’ing dynasty, probably late 19th century; reverse inscription gives reign and imperial name in Manch rather than Chinese. Length 44.5. Width 9.4 cm.

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