Horn knife or dagger hilt carved with floral pattern. [SM 17/07/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Horn knife or dagger hilt carved with floral pattern. [SM 17/07/2008]
Long description: The hilt is expanded and rounded towards the butt, tapering to a hollowed out cylinder where it would join with the blade. [SM 17/07/2008]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Cultural groups: Malay
Person: Field collector Nigel Crum Ewing; Field collector Hilary Rougier Moullin; PRM source Maud E. Crum Ewing
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1911
Date collected: 1900 - 1911
Acquisition information: Donated: 1968
Materials and processes: Material Animal Horn, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 57 mm, Width: max 32 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1968.5.62

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Knife, Dagger

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