Sheath
49-31-28B
From: Indonesia | Java | Jogjakarta (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 49-31-28B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Javanese |
| Provenience | Indonesia | Java | Jogjakarta (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Metal | Wood |
| Description | Sheath with swooping ship-shaped top (wrangka) of honey-colored wood with dark markings in grain (kaju pellet) mostly on one side; wide groove both sides. Wooden body of sheath (gandar) has brass cover (pendok) with longitudinal band of repousse (?) flowers and leaves, imitating the decorative insert in a windowed sheath. |
| Length | 47 cm |
| Width | 18.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1949 |
| Other Number | 29-J-720 - Other Number |
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