Sword

43-13-6

From: Philippine Islands | Mindanao

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Kampilan
Object Number 43-13-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Moro
Provenience Philippine Islands | Mindanao
Section Oceanian
Materials Metal | Wood | Plant Fiber
Description

Sword. Kampilan. Heavy sword with a long, straight single-edged blade, broadening slightly to point, which has an angled side which is widely serrated with a piercing back of each point. Bifurcated wooden handle, Grip bound with woven cord. Plain wooden guard.

Length 96 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert Ehrman in memory of her father Major C. L. Beckurts, 1943

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