Dagger and Sheath

CultureFilipino

MediumMetal and rattan

DimensionsOverall: 18 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches (45.72 × 11.43 × 3.81 cm)
.1 (dagger): 14 × 3 1/4 × 3/4 inches (35.56 × 8.26 × 1.91 cm)
.2 (sheath): 15 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches (38.1 × 11.43 × 3.81 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025

Object number2025.56.166.1,2

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DescriptionThe sheath is made of intricate rattan weaving in various designs. A metal chain is attached to the sheath. The dagger's handle is metal with incised motifs and a metal bells.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Eye Opener. Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2018.

Provenance

With Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), until 2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025

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