Object Number | 49-31-43B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Balinese |
Provenience | Bali (Indonesia) |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Description | Painted wooden sheath with kidney-shaped top (wrangka), curved ridge one side. On that side a male warrior with a snake around his neck and a wavy-bladed kris grasping a red bull by the horn. On the other side a red-faced warrior, also with a wavy kris, subdues a crouching human. Body of sheath (gandar) painted on one side with imbricated overlapping red scales with radiating lines and green edges. On the other, a lattice of light and dark green lines, criss-crossing to form diamonds in light green, yellow and red. |
Length | 48.5 cm |
Width | 19 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1949 |
Other Number | 29-J-71 - Other Number |
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