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Souvenir Knife

Object numberMO 1941.17.2
Dateca. 1933-1941
Mediumhorn (probably water buffalo)
Dimensionsoverall H 19 1/4 in x W 5 in x D 2 1/2 in (48.9 cm x 12.7 cm x 6.4 cm )

DescriptionA large souvenir knife, made of animal horn, from the Philippines. Etched on one side of the blade are the images of an elevated Filipino house sitting over water and a palm tree, and the inscription: MANILA, P. I.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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