a) Wavy kris; wood grip wrapped with black string; blade ornamented at hilt end; 28 1/2” 1.; b) 2 piece wood scabbard. Scabbard broken; original bindings gone, 1963.
Donor:
David P. Barrows
Collection place:
Mindanao Island, Mindanao island group, Philippines
Culture or time period:
Mindanao
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Krises, Kris scabbards, and Plaited weaving
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1953
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1988-1989 #28: SFO Museum (March 15, 1989–October 5, 1989)