Toy sword, painted

Museum number:

3-3207

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Accession number:

Acc.656

Description:

Sword, wood, handcarved; curved blade, decorated with red and green diamond pattern, with central black spots; undecorated handle; green twine carrier held in place by notch near hilt; - 3206 L 51.5 cmx W ( of blade) 4.2 cm-3207 L 48.1 cm x W 5.2 cm

Donor:

Mary S. Johnson

Collection place:

Navojoa Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Verbatim coll. place:

Mayo, Navajoa District, Sonora, Mexico

Culture or time period:

Mayo

Collector:

Ralph L. Beals

Collection date:

1931

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Swords and Toys (recreational artifacts)

Accession date:

1931

Department:

Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area

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