Sword
43-13-6
From: Philippine Islands | Mindanao
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| 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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