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kusarigama

human history
  • Other Name

    Japanese polearm

    naginata

  • Description

    Kusarigama; japanese chain sickle (kama) without chain; wooden handle with black handle with pink speckle detailing; gold coloured binding at where the metal meets the handle; blade is a short metal sickle shape wit a hole in it for kusari chain to attach

  • Place
    Japan
  • Associated Place

    Japan

  • Accession Number
    1934.316
  • Accession Date
    1934
  • Other Id

    W1853 (war)

    289 (Dadley)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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  • kusarigama, 1934.316, W1853, 289, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • kusarigama, 1934.316, W1853, 289, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • kusarigama, 1934.316, W1853, 289, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • kusarigama, 1934.316, W1853, 289, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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