id:			99025
accession number:	1918.649.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.649.a
updated:		2025-10-08 11:06:24.160000

Sword (Kris), before 1918. Philippines. Blade: metal; handle: metal with silver and braided twine; pommel: ivory; overall: 61 cm (24 in.); blade: 49 cm (19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1918.649.a

title:				Sword (Kris)
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creation date:			before 1918
creation date earliest:		1850
creation date latest:		1918
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creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Philippines
technique:	Blade: metal; handle: metal with silver and braided twine; pommel: ivory
department:	Oceania
collection:	Oceanic Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 61 cm (24 in.); Blade: 49 cm (19 5/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	C.S. Hill,  New York, NY, sold to Jeptha Homer Wade II
	date: ?–1918
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	Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1918
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1918–
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