1980.3.A-C Knife with crouching male and female figures with sheath

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Among the Batak, the traditional marriage gifts from a husband's lineage to his bride's family included a pair of knives in a single sheath or scabbard. The use of male and female figures on the handles suggests that this pair was a ceremonial wedding gift. The handles represented the man and woman united in marriage.

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Roslyn A.Walker, Label text, 2013. 
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n.d.: Aaron Furman, New York, New York

n.d.: Steven G. Alpert, Highland Park, Illinois, purchased from above

1980: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchased from above [1]

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The main source for this provenance is the object record card in the Collections Records object file (1980.3.A-C).

[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983. 
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Among the Batak, the traditional marriage gifts from a husband's lineage to his bride's family included a pair of knives in a single sheath or scabbard. The use of male and female figures on the handles suggests that this pair was a ceremonial wedding gift. The handles represented the man and woman united in marriage.

Excerpt from
Roslyn A.Walker, Label text, 2013. 
Fun Facts
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Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography 
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS 
PROVENANCE 
n.d.: Aaron Furman, New York, New York

n.d.: Steven G. Alpert, Highland Park, Illinois, purchased from above

1980: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchased from above [1]

Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the object record card in the Collections Records object file (1980.3.A-C).

[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983. 
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women: AAT: 300025943
female: AAT: 300189557
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
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hilts: AAT: 300037119
ceremonial objects: AAT: 300234117
knives: AAT: 300024668
men: AAT: 300025928
male: AAT: 300189559
@Bilal-Gore
iron (metal): AAT: 300011002
bronze: AAT: 300010957
Indonesia (nation): TGN: 1000116
*Arts of the Pacific Islands
sheaths (cases): AAT: 300198733
marriage (social construct): AAT: 300055475
gifts: AAT: 300138913
weddings (ceremonies): AAT: 300069158
brides: AAT: 300343613
pairs: AAT: 300235505
Sumatra (island/Indonesia): TGN: 7016484
Batak (Sumatran culture group): DMA
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