Tibetan knife with straight steel blade, pale handle and decorated silver sheath with leather strap

Ritual & Tantric Objects · Ref. 80

Tibetan Knife with Silver Shaft

CHF 250

Availability on request — pieces may have been sold since listing.

Knives of this type were carried daily in Tibet as tool and personal ornament, often worn at the belt. The photo shows a straight, pointed steel blade with a pale handle and decorated metal fittings, together with its sheath; the sheath, which the caption describes as silver, is worked with relief ornament and has a leather strap for hanging. Length 27 cm.

Ref.: 80
Dimensions: 27 cm
Material: steel blade, silver
Region: Nepal or Tibet
Price: CHF 250

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