Jambiya (dagger) and sheath

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Photo by John Bentham.
Jambiya (dagger) and sheath
Photo by John Bentham.
Datebefore 1943
MediumSteel, dyed and inlaid bone or horn, leather, wood, brass
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (29.2 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineHamilton College Collection
Object number1943.17
On view
DescriptionGreen-handled dagger with inlaid designs and black wood and leather sheath with small wire decoration on back.
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Alternate Titles Dagger in sheath
Photo by John Bentham.
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Date: c. 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, brass, wood, rawhide, woven grass
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Date: before 1860
Medium: Iron, wood, twine
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Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood with red ochre and black pigment
Object number: 2023.10.25
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Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood with red ochre and black pigment
Object number: 2023.10.26
Knife sheath
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.27
Photo by John Bentham.
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Date: date unknown
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Object number: 2023.10.38a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
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Date: date unknown
Medium: Iron, wood
Object number: 2023.10.53
Photo by John Bentham.
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Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood with pigment
Object number: 2023.10.68
Photo by John Bentham.
Kris (sword)
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: c. 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, wood, rawhide, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.34a-b
Wood and metal arrow
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Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Bamboo, iron, and twine
Object number: S2023.2.3