Sheath
49-31-18B
From: Indonesia | Java | Jogjakarta
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 49-31-18B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Javanese |
| Provenience | Indonesia | Java | Jogjakarta |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Sheath with kidney shaped top (wrangka) of light brown wood with scattered small dark spots in the grain (kaju pelet). Wood body (gandar) with brass cover (pendok), open window on front filled by insert with openwork design of birds, paired birds, flowers, and groups of small chevrons. |
| Length | 41.5 cm |
| Width | 14.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1949 |
| Other Number | 29-J-76 - Other Number |
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