Sword
43-13-7
From: Philippine Islands | Mindanao
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Kampilan |
Object Number | 43-13-7 |
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, carved and inlaid, (most of inlay missing). Grip bound with woven cord. Carved wooden guard with an iron ring through it. |
Height | 13 cm |
Length | 101 cm |
Width | 9 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Robert Ehrman in memory of her father Major C. L. Beckurts, 1943 |
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