Kris (sword)

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Photo by John Bentham.
Kris (sword)
Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (Philippines)
Date1870-1915
MediumIron, wood, rawhide, woven grass
DimensionsOverall (Sword): 26 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (66 × 10.8 × 3.2 cm) Overall (Sheath): 23 1/4 × 4 × 1 5/16 in. (59.1 × 10.2 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.34a-b
On view
DescriptionKris (keris), an asymetrical sword used as both a weapon and spiritual object. Used in the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat, but also used by the Moro people of the Philippines at the time of the Philippine Insurrection.

Additional Details

Markings Partial sticker with "Dr. Gl" on sheath
Inscribed "E42" Near base of sword
"E43" Near base of sheath
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, brass, wood, rawhide, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.33a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: before 1860
Medium: Iron, wood, twine
Object number: 2023.10.39a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, wood, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.40a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.27
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.24
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: 19th-20th century
Medium: Cotton, leather, twine, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.1
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.10
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.12
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather, thread, woven grass, black dye
Object number: 2023.10.11a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Sri Lankan
Date: before 1972
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.22a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Sri Lankan
Date: before 1972
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.23a-e
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1800-1950
Medium: Bamboo, black pigment, feathers, gum or resin, woven grass, stone
Object number: 2023.10.37