Milwaukee Public Museum Opens New Exhibition, Weapons: Beyond the Blade

Comprised of over 180 rarely seen artifacts from MPM’s Anthropology and History collections. Back to the full release.

The Naginata: Onna bugeisha Ishi-jo, wife of Oboshi Yoshio

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While the naginata was often associated with the samurai class and warrior monks during the Edo Period (1603-1868), it was also used by female warriors of Japanese nobility and as a woman’s self-defense weapon.

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