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Hearst Museum object titled Dagger and sheath, accession number 9-4a,b, described as Dagger with sheath; a) dagger: steel blade, base of which has tooled and engraved dog-like animal on both sides; well-defined central rib on each face of blade which has an armor-piercing point; elaborate brass floral inlay on handle which has ivory grips; b) sheath covered with red velvet

Hearst Museum object titled Sword handle, accession number 9-8213, described as sword handle; standing zoomorphic mythological being; ivory; prominent fangs and teeth, bent knees, one finger of each hand attached to lower jaw; darkened eyes, curvilinear openwork on front and back; sword handle, possibly 16th century; see Art in America, April 1965, p. 67, for similar specimen