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Sword
19th century
Metal with animal bone, wood and rattan
85.5 × 3 × 16 cm (33 11/16 × 1 3/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
base: 11.5 × 11.5 × 17 cm (4 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 6 11/16 in.)
base: 11.5 × 11.5 × 17 cm (4 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 6 11/16 in.)
Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2012.30.582
Geography:
Made in Tanimbar, Moluccas, Indonesia
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Tanimbar
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Arms and Armor
Provenance:
Ex-collection: B. Frank, New York
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
