Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Moro Knife
Object Number:
1933.122
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 47.6 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Moro knife with broad, heavy, single-edged steel blade; scored decoration consisting of two X's on lower back edge; missing hilt.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this knife was taken from a Filippino "Moro" by Lt.-General Robert Lee Bullard while on an expedition under General Leonard Wood in late 1903.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lt.-General Robert Lee Bullard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
