Sword guard

Museum number:
9-9397
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3350 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
four lobed; iron; feather and swirls front and back; brass raised relief; 7.8 x 7.5 cm.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9397, described as four lobed; iron; feather and swirls front and back; brass raised relief; 7.8 x 7.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9397, described as four lobed; iron; feather and swirls front and back; brass raised relief; 7.8 x 7.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9397, described as four lobed; iron; feather and swirls front and back; brass raised relief; 7.8 x 7.5 cm.

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