Kris, Scabbard, D65.1039
Physical Description
Small slender blade, straight, minor widening at hilt end, curved one side, square other. Hilt one piece with blade in form of squatting human figure, flat profile large rounded head. Scabbard is made of mottled brown wood, curved sarongan, wider, longer on one side. On the scabbard it says, 'Knife used in childbirth'.
Provenance
Locality:
Java
Measurements
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D) (a - Kris): 247 x 26 x 15mmMaximum dimensions (H x W x D) (b - Scabbard): 270 x 113 x 18mm
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