Knife with Sheath
Unknown Sumatran, Sumatran
collected 1894-1897
Steel, wood, and possibly silver
Overall: 15 3/16 in. (38.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barrett
38.73.6432
Geography
Place Made: Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Dr. John Barrett (1866-1938, Class of 1889), during his time as the U.S. Minister to Siam, 1894-1897; bequeathed to Mr. and Mrs. John Walton Barrett [his nephew], Freeport, Illinois; given to present collection, 1938.
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