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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Javanese
Title:Kris Handle in the Shape of Demon
Date Made:17th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:gold leaf and gems on wood
Place Made:Indonesia; Java
Measurements:overall: 4 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. diameter; 10.3188 x 3.9688 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 1958.123
Credit Line:Gift of Ivan B. Hart
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Currently on view

Description:
slightly curving elaborately dressed smiling demon figure with rounded bottom

Label Text:
This is the handle of a kris in the form of a demon.

Tags:
mythology

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