Sword, Knife, Sheath, Quiver & Arrows, & Gourd
date: label: Accession Date
content: 20 Apr 1981
label: Collection Date
content: 1950 to 1975
name: label: Collector
content: Ladd I. Johnson
label: Donor Name
content: Estate of Ladd I. Johnson
notes: label: Notes
content: ALL BOUND INTO A BUNDLE WITH THE SHEATH. A. SWORD - "MANDAU": HEAVY BACKED SINGLE-EDGED STEEL BLADE INCISED WITH "S" ALONG BACK; INSERTED IN ANIMAL CARVED BONE HANDLE, NET-WRAPPED. B. KNIFE: SHORT IRON BLADE INSERTED IN LONG WOODEN SHAFT, TOPPED WITH CARVED BONE END. SIZE: C. SHEATH: DOUBLE SHEATH OF WOOD & LEATHER - FEATHER & FUR DECORATED. D. QUIVER & ARROWS: BAMBOO CYLINDER WITH FINE BRAIDED CORD BANDS. CONTAINING ABOUT 2 DOZEN BLOWGUN DARTS OF THIN BAMBOO STRIPS, SOME OF WHICH ARE TIPPED WITH IRON OR SHARP TOOTH. E. GOURD: OVAL-SHAPED NATURAL GOURD, WITH CORDBOUND FITTED TOP. PROBABLY USED FOR POISON FOR THE DARTS, OR THE COTTON PLUGS.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 25
place: label: Place
content: Kalimantan, Indonesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Not Given
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 345292
label: USNM Number
content: E421900-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sheath
physicalDescription: label: Length - Gourd
content: 18 cm
label: Diameter - Gourd
content: 7 cm
label: Length - Quiver & Arrows
content: 28 cm
label: Diameter - Quiver & Arrows
content: 6 cm
label: Length - Sword
content: 65.3 cm
label: Width - Sword
content: 7 cm
label: Length - Knife
content: 45.3 cm
label: Length - Sheath
content: 63.5 cm