The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Dagger with a cylindrical silver blade narrowing towards the end and outlining a central wood strip. At the hilt, a perpendicular piece of wood sweeps up and to the side, slightly longer one one side. Above, a red orb is encased in a bronze-colored foliage pattern before transitioning into a hook-shaped light-amber colored handle carved with curling, organic patterns.

Dagger and Scabbard

before 1916

Philippines

Blade: metal; handle: ivory with silver mounting; scabbard: wood and silver
Overall: 29.1 cm (11 7/16 in.); Blade: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1013
Location: Not on view
  • Walter C. Hill, New York, NY
    ? at least by 1914–1916
    Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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