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Chikuto
Chikuto. A bamboo sword as used in kendo formed of four shaped pieces of bamboo held together by leather bands and by a hide handle with a guard from which a piece of gut ran the length of the sword to a small hide cap on the other end.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2798 |
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| Collection: | World Cultures |
| Type: | Chikuto |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Exhibition: | Traders: The East India Company and Asia |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1175 x 65 mm |