Sword and sheath

Description
A forged metal blade with a handle carved out of an antler. The handle is heavily and intricately carved at the top and then etched in design down the neck before being bound by a strips of plaited fibre.The handle is representative of an animal head. The sheath is made of two lengths of wood bound together with split bamboo and has a rope handle attached. Formerly a war weapon.
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Object detail

Media/Materials

Steel blade, wooden sheath, handle carved from antler and natural fibre binding, possibly split bamboo[?].

Production place

Lubok Antu, Sarawak, Malaysia

Collection

N.M. Roe Collection/Iban & Indonesian Collection/Ethnology

Department collection type

Ethnology

Credit line

Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Accession number

1972/129/31.1-2

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Classification

Sword Armaments Edged Weapons Sheath Container, Armament Armaments Armament Accessories

Object type

Weapon

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Scabbard Dagger Sword Machete

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