Sword
16122B
From: Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 16122B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Igorot |
| Provenience | Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Swordfish Sword |
| Description | A sawfish snout (rostrum) halved longitudinally to form a sword: the handle is made concave on one edge to afford a comfortable hold. The handle is formed by cutting out a rectangular piece from each side of the end of the snout near the mouth. |
| Credit Line | Deposited by C. Howard Colket, 1893 |
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