Characterization Study of Sheath of Kalij Sword from Islamic Period

Sheath of sword is an important part and must be suiting its sword. Swords have a lot of shapes; kalij sword is the most famous kind. The sheath consists of variety materials, so sword sheath components has different reaction to deterioration factors. This sheath in the store of Islamic art museum suffer from rust of metal parts, separation of the lower metal part, missing part of dry leather, cracks at the wooden support and microbial infection. The sheath has examined by Digital Microscope (Usb microscope) and microbial investigation. It had analysis by Attenuated Total Reflectance with Infra-Red Radiation spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), X-Ray fluorescence (XRF), Scanning Electron Microscope with EDX unit (SEM-EDX) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). Results illustrated that is the sheath from Othman period. Examination with usb microscope showed that the leather is snake leather. Microbial investigation cleared Microbacterium imperial for metal, Bacillus jeotgali, Microbacterium imperial, Micrococcus lutus and Kocuria turfanensis as a bacteria in addition Arthroderma curreyi and Chaetomium funicola as fungi for leather, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus ustus and Chaetomium tetrasporum for wood. Analysis by AT-IR result showed that the adhesive is animal glue. Analysis with XRF and EDX showed the metal part is alloy from Brass and iron adds to it. XRD showed that the rust consists of Limonite, Magnetite, Iron Sulfide, Paratacamite, Copper Sulfide, Zinc Sulfate, Calcite and Silica.