Machete

Unknown Costa Rican, Costa Rican

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about 1950

Steel blade and wood handle

Overall: 19 11/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/16 in. (50 × 4.5 × 3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

170.40.24989

Geography

Place Made: Costa Rica, Central America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Provenance

Purchased by Russell A. Mittermeier, Class of 1971, for the Dartmouth College Museum, 1970.

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