SWORD

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SWORD

Entry/Object ID

471/11534 A-D

Description

SCABBARD/TWO KNIVES/BLACK/ A) SWORD B) 24" SCABBARD/LACQUERED/BLACK C) 7 3/4" KNIFE WITH CRANE DES D) 8 3/8" KNIFE LIKE STILETTO/USED TO CARRY HEAD AFTER DECAPITATION BY PUTTING IT THROUGH THE EARS/CORDS AND DRAGON GONE

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/JAPAN

Made/Created

Date made

1940

Place

Continent

Asia

Notes

Early Date: 1940

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Culture/Tribe

Japanese

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sword

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Parts

Count

4

Condition

Overall Condition

Good