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Sword

19th century

Metal with animal bone, wood and rattan

85.5 x 3 x 16 cm (33 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.) base: 11.5 x 11.5 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.)
Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2012.30.582
Culture: 
Tanimbar
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Arms and Armor
Geography: 
Made in Tanimbar, Moluccas, Indonesia
Status: 
On view*
Provenance: 

Ex-collection: B. Frank, New York

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