Kris with Sheath

Medium

Steel, wood, brass, polychromy

Dimensions

L. with sheath 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); L. without sheath 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm); L. of blade 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 12.5 oz. (354.4 g); Wt. of sheath 4.9 oz. (138.9 g)

Classification

Krisses

Culture

Javanese; grip, Cirebon

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1129a, b