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Mandau Handle

CultureKenyah or Kayan Dayak
Datelate 19th century to early 20th century
MediumDeer horn and copper wire
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 1 inches (12.38 × 8.26 × 2.54 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.126
On View
Not on view
DescriptionSword handle with Aso designProvenance

Purchased James Barker, Santa Fe, NM, by March 2004;

Purchased from James Barker by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), March 2004-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.With

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