Sword Item Number: B500 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The sword handle is made from a dark brown wood and the end is carved into two sides between which a leaf emerges. The sheath is made from two pieces of wood tied together with five pieces of rattan.
Item History
- Made in Java, Indonesia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Sword
- Identification Number
- B500
- Type of Item
- sword
- Material
- steel metal ?, brass metal, wood, rattan and horn
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and tied
- Overall
- height 2.5 cm, width 84.5 cm, depth 5.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Javanese
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Java, Indonesia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0416