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Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Japanese
18th–19th century
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1890
Japanese
blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
John Monteleone
2006
Japanese
blade, 18th century; mounting, mid–late 19th century
Robert Davidson
2001
Native American (Gabrielino/Tongva)
19th century
Japanese
18th century
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Chinese
17th–early 18th century
Japanese
19th century
Japanese
blade, 19th century; mounting mid– late 19th century
Native American (Yuki)
19th century
Tlingit
1850–60
Japanese
18th century
Haida
late 19th century
Tlingit, Native American
ca. 1840–70
Japanese
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Japanese
blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Japanese
blade, possibly 14th century; mounting, 19th century
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Japanese
blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Kawachino Kamifujiwara Rai[...]
blade, 18th century; mounting, 18th–early 19th century
Pomo, Native American
ca. 1880
Japanese
blade, 17th century; mounting, early 19th century
Japanese
18th century
Japanese
blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Japanese
18th–19th century
Tlingit
ca. 1885
Kim Seol
1997
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Tsimshian, Native American
ca. 1840–60
Jean Paul Gaultier
fall/winter 1994–95
Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)
14th century; mounting, 19th century
Tsimshian , Native American
ca. 1820–40
Japanese
mid- to late 19th century
Japanese
dated 1658
Kuniyoshi
blade, dated 1525; mounting, 19th century
Japanese
blade, late 19th century; mounting 19th century