Sword Kris
Unidentified Moro maker
late 19th centuiry
Steel, wood, brass, and plant fiber
Overall: 27 5/16 in. (69.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Captain Victor Stonewall Jackson, Class of 1936P
39.23.7825
Geography
Place Made: Mindanao Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Captain Victor Stonewall Jackson (1873/4-1965, father of of Davis Jackson (1915-1971), Class of 1936), in the Philippines, 1900-1904 or 1913; given to present collection, 1939.
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