Machete
Unknown Costa Rican, Costa Rican
about 1930
Steel blade and ebonite handle
Overall: 17 11/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 3/16 in. (45 × 7 × 3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
170.40.24985
Geography
Place Made: Costa Rica, Central America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Provenance
Purchased by Russell A. Mittermeier, Class of 1971, for the Dartmouth College Museum, 1970.
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