Sword Item Number: B489 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The end of the handle is a reddish wood, rounded and carved with one side pointed up and one pointed down. The rest of the handle is made of silver bands wrapped with a thin fibre and coloured black. The base of the blade flares out and is decorated with barbs. The blade has two parallel lines running its length and an old yellowed coat of varnish.
Narrative
Collected by Colonel A.C. Fisher, the great grandfather of the donors, while he was in China from 1856 to 1859.
Item History
- Made in Bali, Indonesia
- Collected between 1856 and 1859
- Owned by A. C. Fisher
- Owned by Mrs. C. P. Macbean and Marjorie E. Macbean before March 17, 1965
- Received from Mrs. C. P. Macbean (Donor) and Marjorie E. Macbean (Donor) on March 17, 1965
What
- Name
- Sword
- Identification Number
- B489
- Type of Item
- sword
- Material
- iron metal, silver metal, wood and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, forged and punched
- Overall
- height 3.0 cm, width 74.0 cm, depth 12.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Balinese
- Previous Owner
- A. C. Fisher, Mrs. C. P. Macbean and Marjorie E. Macbean
- Received from
- Mrs. C. P. Macbean (Donor) and Marjorie E. Macbean (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bali, Indonesia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1856 and 1859
- Ownership Date
- before March 17, 1965
- Acquisition Date
- on March 17, 1965
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0108/0008