Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Knife w/ivory handle
Object Number:
1948.598
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Steel, brass, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 3 x 1 1/8 in. ( 50.8 x 7.6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Knife with wide, single-edged steel blade with convex profile and curved handle with lower end made of ivory and upper end sheathed in brass.
Gallery Label:
A bolo is a long heavy single-edged knife of Philippine origin. According to the accession records, this example was acquired by the donor's husband, Colonel James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947), while serving as Assistant Chief of Philippines Constabulary, U. S. Army, from 1903 to 1914.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James G. Harbord
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
