Kris with Sheath

Medium

Steel, wood, pigment

Dimensions

L. with sheath 21 in. (53.3 cm); L. without sheath 19 in. (48.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 11.1 oz. (314.7 g); Wt. of sheath 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)

Classification

Krisses

Culture

Javanese, grip, Mardura, scabbard, Central Jawa

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1120a, b