Machete

Museum number:
2-58325a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210258325a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2576
Description:
Steel machete, with horn handle, and leather scabbard. Stamped on blade near handle: "M-1-17". Made by Collins and Company.
Donor:
Estate of Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Machetes (knives)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 79 centimeters and width 5.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Machete, accession number 2-58325a,b, described as Steel machete, with horn handle, and leather scabbard. Stamped on blade near handle: "M-1-17". Made by Collins and Company.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Machete, accession number 2-58325a,b, described as Steel machete, with horn handle, and leather scabbard. Stamped on blade near handle: "M-1-17". Made by Collins and Company.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Machete, accession number 2-58325a,b, described as Steel machete, with horn handle, and leather scabbard. Stamped on blade near handle: "M-1-17". Made by Collins and Company.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Machete, accession number 2-58325a,b, described as Steel machete, with horn handle, and leather scabbard. Stamped on blade near handle: "M-1-17". Made by Collins and Company.

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