Knife
73-11-3A
From: Tibet
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Gurkha | Kukri |
Object Number | 73-11-3A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan |
Provenience | Tibet |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Metal | Hide | Stone | Wood |
Description | Handle is two-tiered, darkened wood, slightly curved. Has criss-cross enclosed carved pattern under the tier line. Case studded with native stones set in tree sap. Hand hammered brass trimmings on water buffalo hide case. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Chester A. Asher, Jr., 1973 |
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