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knife

Museum number: As1996,23.3

Description: Knife ("klewang"); made of metal; metal blade very thin at handle end, widening out to almost triangle-shaped at tip with feather-like decorative detail on the top edge; handle carved of wood, split at pommel end.

Production date: 1940

Production place: Made in: Kelantan Asia: Southeast Asia: Malaysia: West Malaysia: Kelantan

Materials: metal wood

Technique: carved

Dimensions: Length: Length: 57.90 centimetres Weight: Weight: 536 grammes Width: Width: 11.50 centimetres Depth: Depth: 3.20 centimetres

Location: Not on display

Acquisition name: Donated by: Sir Raymond William Firth

Acquisition date: 1996

Department: Asia

Registration number:

As1996,23.3
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Source https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As1996-23-3
Author British Museum

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