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Habaki for a sword of the tachi type

Medium/TechniqueMetal (brass)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles Goddard Weld
Accession number13.275.2
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ClassificationsArms and armor
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ProvenanceLate 19th century, probably purchased in Japan by Charles Goddard Weld (b. 1857 - d. 1911), Brookline, MA; by inheritance to his widow, Hannah Putnam Train Weld (b. 1858 - d. 1943), Brookline; 1913, gift of Mrs. Charles Goddard Weld to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 2, 1913)
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