Sword
51-39-3
From: Philippine Islands | Mindanao
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Kampilan |
Object Number | 51-39-3 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Moro |
Provenience | Philippine Islands | Mindanao |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Metal | Wood | Peel |
Description | Sword. Kampilan. Heavy sword with a long, straight single-edged blade, broadening slightly to point, which has an angled side with a small protruding barb. Bifurcated wooden handle, reed-wrapped, wide wooden guard. |
Height | 13.5 cm |
Length | 96.5 cm |
Width | 4 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Thomas McDonald, 1951 |
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