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Knife, Sheath and Accessories

probably early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Nepal (made)

Knife kukri bright steel blade with an ivory hilt ornamented with scrollwork, with an embroidered black leather sheath and accessories, Nepal, probably early 19th century


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Knife, sheath and accessories
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Knife (Weapon)
  • Kukri
  • Knife Sheath
  • Kukri Sheath
  • Knife (Cutting Tool)
  • Bye Knife
  • Knife (Cutting Tool)
  • Bye Knife
Brief description
Knife kukri bright steel blade with an ivory hilt ornamented with scrollwork, with an embroidered black leather sheath and accessories, Nepal, probably early 19th century
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Object history
Presented by the Late Sir Jung Bahadur to the East India Company
As originally arranged and displayed in Exhibition Road Indian Museum galleries until 1955, with some additions while in storage, case F.693
Production
Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879
Bibliographic references
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.101
  • Rawson, P.S., The Indian Sword, London, Herbert Jenkins, 1968, fig.27.
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 101, Cat. No. 317
Other number
317 - Egerton Catalogue Number
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
2561(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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