Sword and scabbard

Museum number:
10-1753a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21101753a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1124
Object count:
2
Description:
A) long bladed men's work bolo; carved wood handle; unfinished; 25 inches long B) 2 piece wood sheath; tied with fiber string; carved piece for hanging
Donor:
Harold Colyer Conklin and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mindoro Island, Luzon island group, Philippines
Culture or time period:
Hanunoo
Collector:
Harold Colyer Conklin
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bolos (bladed weapons), Carvings (visual works), and Scabbards
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Accession date:
1954
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 10-1753a,b, described as A) long bladed men's work bolo; carved wood handle; unfinished; 25 inches long B) 2 piece wood sheath; tied with fiber string; carved piece for hanging

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