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Source Description
Both a work of art and a weapon, blades of this type with elaborately carved and plumed hilts were used mainly by the Dyak people of Kalimantan, on the Indonesian Island of Borneo.
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Document identity
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97097
label
Knife (Mandau) and scabbard
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
97097
contentType
object
title
Knife (Mandau) and scabbard
description
Both a work of art and a weapon, blades of this type with elaborately carved and plumed hilts were used mainly by the Dyak people of Kalimantan, on the Indonesian Island of Borneo.
date
c. 1900
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79481187
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Blade: 47.3 cm (18 5/8 in.)
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Indonesia, Borneo
accession
1916.745
Source extras
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metal, wood, bone, hair, and braided cloth cord
tombstone
Knife (Mandau) and scabbard, c. 1900. Indonesia, Borneo. Metal, wood, bone, hair, and braided cloth cord; blade: 47.3 cm (18 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.745
collection
Oceanic Art
didYouKnow
Borneo is the third largest island in the world.
creditline
Gift of J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:13:57.353000
sourceId
97097
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Oceania
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Oceanic Art
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metal, wood, bone, hair, and braided cloth cord
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1
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0
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photo
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