Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1933.124ab
Date:
1880-1898
Medium:
Steel, wood, brass, gilding; leather, brass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 in. ( 72.7 x 7.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Knife with long, slightly curved, single-edged steel blade; short gilded brass cross quillons with elongated S-curve; curved wooden grip elaborately carved with scrolling vine, curvilinear bands, stylized leaves, and scoring; gilded sheet brass pommel with flat top with capstan rivet and serrated edges at top and bottom, with matching ferrule at base of grip; leather scabbard with gilded brass mount at throat with rectangular loop on reverse.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this bolo knife was taken from a Filippino commander.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lieutenant-General Robert Lee Bullard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
