2001.100.2136
Place MadePhilippines
Title

Baleen scimitar

Datecirca 1898-1914
Mediumbaleen, horn
Dimensions3 3/8 × 22 1/4 in. (8.6 × 56.5 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.2136
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionScimitar (curved sword) of baleen and horn, monochrome engraved one side only: a Philippines house and palm tree, stipple incised "MANILA, P.I."; hollow handle; "D"-type guard (gauntlet) of two kinds of horn. Souvenir of Manila, Philippines, almost certainly from period during or just after the Spanish-American War of 1898.ProvenanceGift of Stuart M. Frank, Sharon, Mass., 12/15/1991; purchased in Centralia, Washington.
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