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Bifurcated Dagger
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Bifurcated Dagger

Artist/Culture
Dateearly 1900s
Mediumsteel blade, curved brass handle ending in a horse head
Dimensions48.3 × 5.8 cm (19 × 2 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E.D. Buffington
Object number1917.67.1
ProvenanceMrs. E.D. Buffington
On View
Not on view
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East Indian
19th century
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East Indian
19th century
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Indian
late 1800s-early 1900s
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