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Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Ge (ceremonial dagger-axe)
8700 BCE
The Oliver J. Todd Memorial Collection
1974/1.143

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Ge (ceremonial dagger-axe)
8700 BCE
The Oliver J. Todd Memorial Collection
1974/1.144

African (African (general, continental cultures))
Dagger with Sheath
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.132A&B
Dagger made of a bronze-colored metal with a decorated dark wood handle. There are curving and circular designs on the dagger. The sheath is made of red leather and painted with green, white, and black. It has a leather fringe.
Fulani (Fulbe)
Dagger and Sheath
1800 – 1999
Gift of Mark and Marie-Armande Wilson
2018/2.79A-B
ceremonial bronze ge dagger-axe, with pointed blade on one end and zoomorphic tang of stylized bird motif on the other.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Ge (ceremonial dagger-axe)
8700 BCE
The Oliver J. Todd Memorial Collection
1974/1.142

Hadendoa
Dagger and Sheath
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.60A&B
the ceremonial degger-axe replicate in jade a common bronze weapon of the Shang dynasty called ge. It has a wide blade with a sharp point at one end and a plain, rectangular tang on the other.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Ge (halberd)
8400 BCE
Museum purchase from the collection of Max Loehr
1960/2.110A&B

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Dagger-axe (Ko)
8477 BCE
Museum purchase from the collection of Max Loehr
1960/2.118

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Ge (ceremonial dagger-axe)
8700 BCE
The Oliver J. Todd Memorial Collection
1974/1.178
ceremonial jade ge dagger-axe, pointed blade on one end and squared tang for hafting on the other. It was broken and mented in the middle. Traces of cinnabar, red mercury sulfide, remain on the jade surface, indicating it probably came from a Shang elite burial in China. The jade material was probably fire treated to create the bony look. <br />
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Dagger-axe (Ko)
8400 BCE
Museum purchase from the collection of Max Loehr
1960/2.119
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