Sheath
49-31-55B
From: Sulawesi (uncertain) | Malay Peninsula (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 49-31-55B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Malay |
| Provenience | Sulawesi (uncertain) | Malay Peninsula (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Metal | Wood | Gemstone | Fiber |
| Description | Brown wood wrangka with luminous graining, one corner squared off, as from Malay Peninsula or Sulawesi (Frey Plates 6c, 7b, 10a, & 13b); engraved gilded metal pendok covers half of wood gandar, tight black fiber covers other half; gilded chape; separation of sarong covering into parts resembles 42-30-373, cf. Sulawesi kris (Frey 6b). Separates into two pieces. |
| Length | 37 cm |
| Width | 38.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1949 |
| Other Number | 29-C-73 - Other Number |
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