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Description: | Nepalese short-sword, kora, made from pattern-welded steel. The heavy blade is of conventional form with an “elephant’s ear” shape at the tip. The hilt has two disc-shaped guards, and the pommel is surmounted by a stepped finial shaped like a stupa. The scabbard is covered with blue velvet. It is unusual to find a pattern welded kora which has been treated to show the pattern so vividly: such treatment is however commonly found on blades from Indonesia and Malaysia, especially kris blades. Wooden scimitar sheath, velvet covered.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 26.11.60/1 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood metal sword sheaths (sheaths (weapons: accessories)) scimitars velvet iron | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-78795 | Go to resource |
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