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Bichwa with bifurcated blade
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Bichwa with bifurcated blade

Artist/Culture
Datelate 1800s-early 1900s
Mediumsteel and brass
Dimensions34.3 × 5.1 × 5 cm (13 1/2 × 2 × 1 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E.D. Buffington
Object number1917.66
DescriptionBifurcated steel blade; grip of cast brass, ending in a bird at tip.
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1600s
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1771–1775
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