Knife

42-30-291

From: India (uncertain) | Nepal (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Kora
Object Number 42-30-291
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian (uncertain) | Nepalese (uncertain)
Provenience India (uncertain) | Nepal (uncertain)
Date Made 15th Century - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Steel | Gold
Technique Inlaid
Iconography Lotus Flower
Description

Kora. Single-edged concave-convex steel blade widest at end. One gold inlaid lotus flower on blade. Metal disc guard and cylindrical handle with smaller disc near top.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number 178 - Collector Number

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