- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Silver-mounted knife sheath. [El.B 30/11/2007]
- Long description
- Silver-mounted knife sheath. Sheath for a kukri, made of leather with a second small sheath attached. The top half is mounted with silver with floral designs and a figure like a bird with a human face. The bottom half is mounted on both sides with silver with scroll designs. [El.B 30/11/2007]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Gurkha
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1935
- Date collected
- By 1935
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1935
- Materials and processes
- Material Silver Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Stitched, Process Repoussé
- Dimensions
- Length: max 382 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1935.7.19
Further items to explore
1943.6.117.1Sword [.1] with two sheaths [.2 -.3]1943.6.117.1
1935.48.13.1Dagger [.1] with straight, single edged blade and horn hilt, in a leather bound wooden sheath [.2] [SM 14/11/2007]1935.48.13.1
1913.27.1.1Dervish sword [.1] with straight, decorated, two edged blade and leather bound grip, with leather bound wooden sheath [.2] [SM 29/10/2007]1913.27.1.1
2000.31.1.1Knife or sword [.1] with sheath [.2] and dagger [.3].2000.31.1.1
1982.23.24.1Half of a breast beam (perucha) for a hand loom. Roughly carved piece of unvarnished wood with two incised bars at either end for bindings. For the other half of the breast beam see [1982.23.24 .2] [BS [OPS Move] 23/3/2017]1982.23.24.1
1983.21.10Part of a headdress; comprising a band of yellow orchid stem and wool in blue, green, red and black. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 23/08/2010]1983.21.10
1982.23.24.7Heddle rod for a hand loom. Cylindrical rod of varnished wood with squared off butts. Inserted through the warps of [1982.23.24 .10] which are wound around the rod on the opposite side to [.6], and between [.10 & .6] [BS [OPS Move] 23/3/2017]1982.23.24.7
1969.29.11Katar with fluted blade with waved edges and gilded side guards and crossbars. [SM 08/03/2007]1969.29.11