Knife

Museum number:
9-16579a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210916579a@2dd
Description:
Ghurka knives"; steel, wood, leather. Attr. to India, Biahr, Ghurka*. * also live in nearby Himalayas. One knife missing from this specimen. (a) knife w/steel blade, Rosewood-type handle w/diamond and roundels inlaid in metal; l. 46.4 cm.; (b) and (c) are steel w/grained wood handles; l. (b) 13.8 cm, l. (c) 11.4 cm; (d) scabbard, leather w/wood reinforcement in main compartment; divided into four compartments; l. 38 cm.
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kukri scabbards and Kukris (swords)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 9-16579a-d, described as Ghurka knives"; steel, wood, leather. Attr. to India, Biahr, Ghurka*. * also live in nearby Himalayas. One knife missing from this specimen. (a) knife w/steel blade, Rosewood-type handle w/diamond and roundels inlaid in metal; l. 46.4 cm.; (b) and (c) are steel w/grained wood handles; l. (b) 13.8 cm, l. (c) 11.4 cm; (d) scabbard, leather w/wood reinforcement in main compartment; divided into four compartments; l. 38 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 9-16579a-d, described as Ghurka knives"; steel, wood, leather. Attr. to India, Biahr, Ghurka*. * also live in nearby Himalayas. One knife missing from this specimen. (a) knife w/steel blade, Rosewood-type handle w/diamond and roundels inlaid in metal; l. 46.4 cm.; (b) and (c) are steel w/grained wood handles; l. (b) 13.8 cm, l. (c) 11.4 cm; (d) scabbard, leather w/wood reinforcement in main compartment; divided into four compartments; l. 38 cm.

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