Dagger Forged from the South

Hagop Mazmanian immigrated to the Boston area in the 1890’s and established a well-known grocery business. He brought along with him a dagger that is now part of our collection. Because of the curves of the blade and the floral designs we can tell that it was used in southern Armenia as well as in regions expanding as far as India. In this video, Collections Curator Gary Lind-Sinanian explains the characteristics that demonstrate the origin and use of this piece.