Kris with Sheath for a Woman

Medium

Steel, ivory, wood, tortoise shell, silver

Dimensions

L. with sheath 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); L. without sheath 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g); Wt. of sheath 1.4 oz. (39.7 g)

Classification

Krisses

Culture

Javanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1220a, b