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1894.32.74

Dagger or knife with flamboyant blade and wooden handle. [El.B 15/3/2007]


1894.32.74

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dagger or knife with flamboyant blade and wooden handle. [El.B 15/3/2007]
Long description
Dagger or knife with flamboyant blade and wooden handle. The handle has copper alloy rings at both ends. It has a knuckleguard of a narrow bar of steel, fixed to oval plates with small knobs on both ends of the handle. There is Dagger or knife with flamboyant blade and wooden handle. [El.B 15/3/2007]also a small knob on the butt. [El.B 15/3/2007]
Geographical reference
Odisha Ganjam Hills
Person
Field collector J. Strode Wilson
Field collector John Strode Wilson
PRM source J. Strode Wilson
PRM source John Strode Wilson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1894
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1894
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 280 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1894.32.74

Search terms: Weapon, Dagger, Knife

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