Knife
57-22-3A
From: India | Punjab, India
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khanjar |
| Object Number | 57-22-3A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India | Punjab, India |
| Date Made | ca. 1800 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ivory | Steel | Silver |
| Description | Dagger is recurved with thickened quadrangular point for use on mail/watered Damascus steel. Elephant ivory hilt to fit the hand; two pieces are separated by wide steel tang with gilt decoration.So called "Delhi" knife, used largely in the Punjab. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1957 |
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