Piso sanalenggam (sword)

Toba Batak artist

late 19th–early 20th century · Water buffalo horn, copper/zinc alloy (sun inlay and end of the handle), lead (necklace and eyes of the handle figure), iron alloy · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Piso sanalenggam (sword) — Toba Batak artist
Artist
Toba Batak artist
Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
Water buffalo horn, copper/zinc alloy (sun inlay and end of the handle), lead (necklace and eyes of the handle figure), iron alloy
Culture
Toba Batak
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Credit line
Gift of Fred and Rita Richman, 1988