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Description: | Knife carried by Coorg Meu [sic?] (S. India)
Indian chopper Ayda Katti, the national weapon of the Coorgs of the Malabar Coast, probably last quarter of the 19th century or early 20th century. The blade and hilt are characteristically shaped, the latter being made from black buffalo horn. This example is contained in a brown leather sheath which is atypical and may well have been made specifically for a European client.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn18674.1 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood choppers (axes (weapons: edged)) iron War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-227457 | Go to resource |
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