Kris

CultureMinangkabau peoples
Titles
  • Kris
Date19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold sheeting, ivory, wood, and metal
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 4 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (35.6 × 12.1 × 3.2 cm)
A) Dagger: 11 5/8 × 3 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (29.5 × 8.6 × 3.2 cm)
B) Sheath: 11 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 7/8 in. (29.2 × 12.1 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2339.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
208M Mullins Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1994][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1996-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 12/15/94.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Walk in Splendor: The Minangkabau and Their Ceremonial Arts," at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, from May 2 to September 26, 1999 (LN:99.8).

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