1933.90.36.1

Collection type

Object

Description

Sword [.1] with single edged blade and brass-mounted hilt with leather, copper and copper alloy covered wooden sheath [.2] [SM 01/10/2007]

Long description

Sword [.1] with single edged blade and brass-mounted hilt with leather, copper and copper alloy covered wooden sheath [.2]. The blade is straight and at the tip the cutting edge curves up to the spine. The grip is wooden and is bound with twisted copper alloy wire. The pommel is ?lead and brass and is decoratively perforated. The sheath is bound for the top 1/3 with copper sheet, the central 1/3 is bound with leather and the lower 1/3 is bound with copper alloy, possibly brass. It has a brass loop ?for a carrying strap below the mouth. [SM 01/10/2007]

Geographical reference

Tibet

Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet

Bhutan

Asia > Southern Asia > Bhutan

Cultural groups

Tibetan

Bhutia

Person

Field collector Unknown Collector

PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms

Date / Period

Date made: Before 28/11/1933

Date collected

By 28 November 1933

Acquisition information

Purchased: 28/11/1933

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Steel Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Lead Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Covered, Process Perforated, Process Incised, Process Carved

Dimensions

Length: max 808 mm sword, Width: max 55 mm sheath, Width: max 50 mm sword, Length: max 689 mm sheath

Object numbers

Accession number: 1933.90.36.1 Accession number: 1933.90.36.2

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Sheath