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Kris with Sheath

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a dagger and its sheath. The dagger has a long, thin blade with a pointed tip and a dark brown, carved wooden handle. The blade is mostly gray with some darker spots. The sheath is made of dark brown wood. It has a long, thin body and a wide, curved top that forms a T-shape. The sheath is placed to the right of the dagger. The background is a plain off-white color. The title of the image is "Kris with Sheath" and the artist is not specified but presumably associated with the object which is Kris.

Artwork details

Date:
16th–19th century
Medium:
Ivory, wood, silver
Culture:
probably Sumatran
Dimensions:
446 × 624 px
Museum record:
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