| Native Name | Phurpa |
| Object Number | 42-30-281 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Tibet |
| Date Made | 1800-1928 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Iconography | Animal | Snake | Human Head |
| Description | Phurpa, ceremonial dagger. Wood. Blade lacquered and grip painted various colors. Grotesque animal face above blade. Snakes on blade. Pommel in form of single human head with five (1 missing) crowned death's heads around forehead. |
| Length | 29 cm |
| Width | 4.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number | 24 - Collector Number |
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