Knife

73-11-3B

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Kukri | Gurkha
Object Number 73-11-3B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan
Provenience Tibet
Section Asian
Materials Metal | Hide | Stone | Wood
Description

Hand hammered brass trimmings on water buffalo hide case. Case is studded with native stones set in tree sap. Opposite side is unornamented leather sewn together along center.

Credit Line Bequest of Chester A. Asher, Jr., 1973

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