DepartmentAsia
Sword and scabbard
NameSword and scabbard
DateEarly 20th century
Place madeNias, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeat Asia, Asia
MediumWood, metal, rattan, boars' teeth, glass beads, cloth
Dimensions28 × 9 × 6 1/2 in. (71.12 × 22.86 × 16.51 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2008.74.409
DescriptionThe handle of the sword has a carved human head with wide open mouth. The scabbard, made of bamboo and wood, is wrapped with rattan. On the side is a ball of boar's teeth wrapped around rattan strips covered by cloth and two beads where they are attached to the scabbard. All colors are brown except for white on row of teeth and blue brads.
Early -mid 20th century
19th c.
early-mid 20th century
Early-mid 20th century
ca. 1950
Early-mid 20th century
Mid-late 20th century
18th century, C. Mather
19th century
c. 1850
