Sheath for Kris, Or Indian Dagger
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "CONSULT KRIEGER, AND COLLECTION."
label: Notes
content: Peale catalogue identifies # 76 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: Notes
content: Currently only the sheath has been located in the collections; kris not found.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sulu Islands, Philippines
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Moro
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 66A00050
label: USNM Number
content: E3908-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Kris Sheath
physicalDescription: label: Length - Sheath
content: 55 cm
label: Width - Sheath
content: 14 cm