Kris with Sheath

Medium

Steel, wood, ivory, silver, cane (rattan)

Dimensions

L. with scabbard 31 1/2 in. (80 cm); L. without scabbard 29 5/8 in. (75.2 cm); L. of blade 23 3/4 (60.3 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2.7 oz. (983.7 g); Wt. of scabbard 12.7 oz. (360 g)

Classification

Krisses

Culture

Philippine, Mindanao

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1250a, b