Kris Or E. Indian Dagger
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Collector
content: Midshipman Samuel B. Elliott
label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "3901 (MORO)." Sheath for E3901 is marked "SB Elliott, USN," which may indicate Midshipman Samuel B. Elliott of the expedition was the collector. Peale catalogue identifies # 72 as ""Kris" from the Sooloo [Sulu] Islands [Philippines], a weapon constantly worn by all classes of the Malay's." Catalogue card identifies as East Indian Archipelago.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 17 Oct 2016
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Sulu Islands (not certain), Philippines (not certain) / Indonesia (not certain)
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Not Given (?)
label: Culture
content: Moro (?)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 66A00050
label: USNM Number
content: E3901-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Kris / Sheath
physicalDescription: label: Length - Kris
content: 68 cm
label: Width - Kris
content: 11.5 cm
label: Length - Sheath
content: 62 cm
label: Width - Sheath
content: 16 cm