Dagger
mid 19th century (made)
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Dagger (dha) with a curved blade and handle. Decoration on the handle represents a demon (bilo) entangled in foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel with carved and pierced ivory. |
| Brief description | Burmese ivory and steel dagger carved with figurative and foliate decoration, Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885), ca. 19th century. |
| Physical description | Dagger (dha) with a curved blade and handle. Decoration on the handle represents a demon (bilo) entangled in foliage. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Bought Taylor Collection £1. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fraser-Lu, Sylvia.Burmese Crafts - Past and Present
Oxford University Press, 1994. 113-116p.,ill |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 673-1874 |
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| Record created | March 30, 1999 |
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