Sword
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Moplah knife, with a broad slightly incurved chopping blade, with a carved buffalo horn hilt and brass mounts. Maharashtra, mid 19th century.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Moplah knife, with a broad slightly incurved chopping blade, with a carved buffalo horn hilt and brass mounts. Maharashtra, mid 19th century. |
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Credit line | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879 |
| Object history | As originally arranged and displayed in Exhibition Road Indian Museum galleries until 1955, with some additions while in storage, case F.694 |
| Historical context | A variant form of the 'Ayda Katti' known as a Moplah knife, used by the Moplah of the Malabar coast. |
| Production | Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879 |
| Bibliographic references |
|
| Other numbers |
|
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2855(IS) |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
