129303 Catalog Card
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| Title | 129303 Catalog Card |
| Description | scan of catalog card [FRONT][MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | [Field Museum subject code written in red] 34-53 | Country Philippine Islands. | Locality Davao Gulf, Mindanao. | People Bagobo. | Stock. | Name P?k? :- Unfinished blade for a man's work knife. See notes on ìIndustriesî (over)| Collection R.F. Cummings Philippine Expedition, 1909=1911. F.C. Cole, Collector. | Notes | Width | Length | Height | Price Trade. |[LEFT MARGIN] A | 129303 | ENT | (1337) | Acc. 1139 |[BACK] The forges used in this work are identical with those employed by the brass workers, except that they are larger and the bellows are usually made from tree trunks. After knife or spearhead has been roughly shaped in iron, the smith will split the edge to a slightdepth and will insert a thin strip of steel. The iron is pounded down on the harder metal and the whole brought to a white heat in charcoal. Removing it to the anvil the smith gives the blade one or two light blows and returns it to the fire. This is repeated many timesbefore he begins to add the heavy strokes which inally weld theiron and steel firmly together. The blade is then made into its final shape; is again heated and then suddenly chilled, thus giving tempter to the whole weapon. The blade here shown has just had the steel edgelaid into the iron. | |
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| Summary | 1337 - 129303 Catalog Card, [0.376 MB], (application/pdf) |
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