Tiger Knife

42-30-324

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 42-30-324
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India
Date Made 15th Century - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Iron | Wood | Brass
Technique Inlaid
Description

Tiger knife. Single-edged iron blade with curved cutting edge and triangular point. Recurved iron quillons. Heavy tang through two-piece wooden handle. Three brass rivits set in diamond-shaped brass inlay. "Used by English on hunting trips."

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number 266 - Collector Number

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