Dagger Item Number: B494 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long dagger with wooden handle, horn guard, and wooden sheath. Sheath is wide at the end closest to the handle and tapers to a rounded point at then other end. There is red fibre cording wrapped around the tip of the sheath and the other end of the sheath in a knotted square sequence. Blue fibre cording is wrapped around the middle of the sheath in the same manner. The horn guard has jagged grooves around its edges. There is a natural coloured fibre cord attached to the horn guard.
Item History
- Made in India ?
- Owned by F. G. St. Denis before August 11, 1958
- Received from F. G. St. Denis (Donor) on August 11, 1958
What
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- F. G. St. Denis
- Received from
- F. G. St. Denis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 11, 1958
- Acquisition Date
- on August 11, 1958
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2247/0003