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196 - Knife (bolo) from the Philippines, with a damascened steel blade bearing the gold lettering “Al Exmo Sor D. Enrique Fernandes Peral.” The horn sheath is openwork on one side with delicate plant scrollwork and engraved on the other with a checkerboard pattern; it is fitted with a metal tip. The horn handle is carved with rings of lotus petals at the ends and bouquets of flowers on a striated background.
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Knife (bolo) from the Philippines, with a damascened steel blade bearing the gold lettering “Al Exmo Sor D. Enrique Fernandes Peral.” The horn sheath is openwork on one side with delicate plant scrollwork and engraved on the other with a checkerboard pattern; it is fitted with a metal tip. The horn handle is carved with rings of lotus petals at the ends and bouquets of flowers on a striated background. L. 51.5 cm. 19th century PHILIPPINES Reference: A similar piece is illustrated in George Cameron Stone, *A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries*, The Southworth Press, 1934, p. 124, fig. 163.
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