Sword
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1890
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Finely carved scabbard. Illus. in USNM AR, 1891; Pl. 30, fig. 2; p. 482." Described on p. 482 as "Sword (Hwan-do). Hilt and scabbard of hard wood with elegant fretted, foliated carving, illustrating the ten long lives, viz, sun, moon, swans, deer, etc. Mounted with copper gilt fittings; spring in hilt holds sword in place. Blade, curved. Length 25 1/2 inches; blade, 17 1/4 inches. Worn by all officers in uniform. Such swords are made to order in the districts of Jun-ju and Na-ju."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 023753
label: USNM Number
content: E151601-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sword