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Description: | Indian swordstick, Gupti. The brass handle and “stick” unscrew to reveal a slender blade. The handle terminates in a stylised lion’s head, and the tapered “stick” is writhen (formed as a spiral twist).
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn18557.2 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | sword sticks metal sword sheaths (sheaths (weapons: accessories)) War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-226573 | Go to resource |
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