Knife Item Number: 2664/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long knife with scabbard. Scabbard is smooth silver with two bands of leaf shapes extending from centre ring; single band at opening of scabbard. Loop on one side surrounded with embossed foliate design. Flat tape braided of red-purple silk? with double braid on one side inserted through slit in the other. Handle with concave sides is wrapped with twisted silver wire. Top of handle has overall design of hexagons, each with a Y design inside, and recesses filled with a dark substance. Copper band around top of wire-wrapped area.
Item History
- Made in Tibet
- Collected before 1947
- Owned by Andrew Donald before September 9, 2005
- Received from Andrew Donald (Donor) on September 9, 2005
What
- Name
- Knife
- Identification Number
- 2664/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- silver metal, silk fibre, copper metal and wood
- Overall
- height 48.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tibetan
- Previous Owner
- Andrew Donald
- Received from
- Andrew Donald (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tibet
When
- Collection Date
- before 1947
- Ownership Date
- before September 9, 2005
- Acquisition Date
- on September 9, 2005
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2664/0001 a-b