Knife
51-4-65B
From: Tibet
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 51-4-65B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan Grasslanders |
Provenience | Tibet |
Date Made | 1800-1935 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silver | Iron | Bone |
Technique | Engraved |
Iconography | Lotus |
Description | Knife. Single-edged iron blade, its end extended between two flat pieces of bone for handle. Deeply engraved scroll and lotus decoration on both sides of blade. Scroll design on silver end of handle. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951 |
Other Number | 134 - Other Number |
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