Knife "Katar"; Sheath
date: label: Accession Date
content: 8 Feb 1967
label: Collection Date
content: 1920s?
name: label: Collector
content: William Morden
label: Donor Name
content: Mrs. William Morden
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "A. Knife: wrought in one piece, a long, deeply grooved, double edged triangular iron blade to which is attached a handle of two parallel bars joined with two cross-bars. Top of blade and handle inlaid with gold floral designs. B. Sheath: L. 27.0 cm. x w. 8.4 cm. Blade shaped of wood covered with black leather tip edges in gold inlay. Has side pocket for small knives. Refer: Stone: "Arms & Armor," p. 344-5, fig. 432, 434. No. 8."
label: Notes
content: Information from Leonid Lantsman, 2014: 18th C. Indian katar dagger, North India. This example is made of all watered steel, pattern now generally not viewable. The forte (part closest to the handle) of the blade is overlaid with gold koftgari. The blade is multi-fullered. Original scabbard has a matching iron blued and gold overlaid triangular mount.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 9 May 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: India, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 271310
label: USNM Number
content: E406829-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Knife / Sheath