Hand Carved Bolo Knife

Original Title: Big Knife
Devised Title: Hand Carved Bolo Knife
Date: Unknown
Creator: Unknown
Contributor: Benjamin French
Description: The hand carved bolo knife donated by the family of Benjamin French, was used for harvesting crops, hunting and clearing dense brush.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Military; Violence; Justice
Location: Tallahasee; Leon County; Florida; United States of America
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Steel; Wood
Additional Techniques: Carved
Measurements: Shaft L:34cm x W:6cm; Knife L:41cm x W:4cm
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: AR_0003_03_0001
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.FAMU.0013
Rights: All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Florida A&M University
Collection: Benjamin French African Americans in the Spanish American War Buffalo Soldier Collection
Language: English