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Dagger and Sheath

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Bhuj (made)

Dagger and sheath katar with a bright steel blade pierced and gilt and curving sideguards, in a velvet sheath with embossed and gilt mounts, Bhuj, Kutch, 19th century.


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Dagger and sheath
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dagger Sheath
  • Dagger
Brief description
Dagger and sheath katar with a bright steel blade pierced and gilt and curving sideguards, in a velvet sheath with embossed and gilt mounts, Bhuj, Kutch, 19th century.
Gallery label
[19th century] Dagger garsoee kutar: bright steel blade, perforated & gilt central rib, springing from a flower, cross piece a central polygonal knob with flower motifs between 2 stylised buds, hilt chased & gilt, curved side guards, red velvet sheath, embossed & gilt mounts, floral design; Bhooj, Kach. 3404 I.S.(pre 1993)
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Object history
Acquired by the India Museum from the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1867 where it was said to have been from Bhuj (Bhooj in Victorian spelling) and transferred to the South Kensington Museum in 1879. Displayed in Exhibition Road Indian Museum galleries until 1955, then in storage in case F.715
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.138
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 138, Cat. No. 727
Other numbers
  • 727 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 7413-'67 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
3404&A/(IS)

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2003
Record URL
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