Dagger
Duwung
Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"99. Dagger - "Duwung".The damascened blade straight and smooth. The hilt is carved from a rhinoceros horn, like the one above, also with an image of Buddha. The sheath of this kris is silver, handsome and richly chased. The upper, leaf-shaped, or flanged, part is of buffalo horn. "Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 22). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller
Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"99. Dagger - "Duwung".The damascened blade straight and smooth. The hilt is carved from a rhinoceros horn, like the one above, also with an image of Buddha. The sheath of this kris is silver, handsome and richly chased. The upper, leaf-shaped, or flanged, part is of buffalo horn. "Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 22). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller
Collector:
František A. J. Czurda (1844 Pisek - 1886 Cirebon) DNB
Entry Date:
1883
Object Name
Dagger
Culture
Ost-Java
Material/technology:
Iron, horn, brass, sheath: wood, silver
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
Insular Southeast Asia
Invs.
17929
