Bolo
Unknown Filipino, Filipino
collected about 1900
Metal, wood
Overall: 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Morgan J. McGuire, Class of 1955
55.29.13304
Geography
Place Made: Leyte Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Lt. Edward McGuire USMC, in Julita, Leyte, about 1900; to his son, Morgan J. McGuire (1933-1971, Class of 1955); given to present collection, 1955.
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