Object Number | 42-30-464A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Dayak |
Provenience | Borneo |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Metal | Bone | Hair | Feather | Peel |
Description | Knife, straight, single-edged steel blade, curved from point to back of blade, which is concave to its greatest width which is 21 cm. from the point, then tapered to tang; the section near the point is ornamented with scrolls and bars. Inlaid brass dots, S's and scrolls on one face; dots on other. Ivory grip in form of animal head with hair protruding from top and from mouth; grip bound with plaited fibre. |
Length | 64 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
Other Number | 554 - Collector Number |
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