a) wavy kris; inlaid with silver and copper on blade, ferrule wrapped with silver wire; grip with black string; carved ivory pommel. b) 2 piece wood scabbard single band of plaited rattan.
Donor:
Mrs. Gerald H. Hagar and Thomas N. Barrows
Collection place:
Philippines
Culture or time period:
Mindanao and Sulu Archipelago
Collector:
David P. Barrows
Collection date:
before 1918
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Krises, Kris scabbards, and Plaited weaving
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1954
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
a— length 68.58 centimeters
Comment:
Presented to the UCMA after Dr. Barrows' death. Scabbard broken; end of pommel broken, 1963.
Loans:
S1961-1962 #86: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (May 8, 1962–May 8, 1962)