Blade and sheath

Museum number:
10-3082a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21103082a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3487
Description:
A) Bolo; steel blade; wood grip wrapped with cotton cordage; metal ferrule below grip; 61 centimeters long B) Sheath, 2 flat pieces soft light brown wood held together near top with cordage; 50 centimeters long
Donor:
Penelope Murdoch Simonson
Collection place:
Philippines
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bolos (bladed weapons)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Blade and sheath, accession number 10-3082a,b, described as A) Bolo; steel blade; wood grip wrapped with cotton cordage; metal ferrule below grip; 61 centimeters long B) Sheath, 2 flat pieces soft light brown wood held together near top with cordage; 50 centimeters longHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Blade and sheath, accession number 10-3082a,b, described as A) Bolo; steel blade; wood grip wrapped with cotton cordage; metal ferrule below grip; 61 centimeters long B) Sheath, 2 flat pieces soft light brown wood held together near top with cordage; 50 centimeters long
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blade and sheath, accession number 10-3082a,b, described as A) Bolo; steel blade; wood grip wrapped with cotton cordage; metal ferrule below grip; 61 centimeters long B) Sheath, 2 flat pieces soft light brown wood held together near top with cordage; 50 centimeters long

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