Sword

16130

From: Philippine Islands | Sulu Archipelago

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Panabas
Object Number 16130
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Moro
Provenience Philippine Islands | Sulu Archipelago
Section Oceanian
Materials Metal | Wood
Description

Stout handle of brown wood, oval in section, reinforced at the insertion of the long curved blade with a metal tube. The blade, which has a convex cutting edge, flares strongly at the end, which is cut off in a straight line forming an acute angle with the end of the cutting edge. Panabas.

Length 85 cm
Credit Line Deposited by C. Howard Colket, 1893
Other Number 29-58-36 - Other Number

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