Name/Title
Matador's Sword & CaseEntry/Object ID
2023.31.2Description
Matador's sword with red leather cover and heavy leather embossed case with buckles and handle for carrying (3 pieces in total). Sword shows imprint of "M. Bermejo", maker of most Spanish swords, located in Toledo, Spain. Sword belonged to Bong Way Wong, resident of Berkeley who became a bullfighter in Spain in the 1960s (named "El Chino"). Case is very heavy and shaped in a semicircle with a metal base. Top slides down over tube and buckles shut. Label on the back is probably a customs label. Sword cover has a metal base and top.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1950 - circa 1965Dimensions
Width
8 inDepth
3 inLength
38 inLocation
* Untyped Location
oversized storage (oss)
