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Description: | Sri Lankan knife, Piha-Kaetta, the grips made from 2 pieces of ivory and fitted with small silver mounts. It is contained in its wooden sheath with a copper locket (top mount). The grips are carved with stylised feathers.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn18666 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood sheaths ivory brass iron War- and Peace-making knives (weapons: edged) | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-141280 | Go to resource |
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