Dagger (Katar) with Sheath

Unknown Artist

19th century

Dagger (Katar) with Sheath by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silver, wood, cotton velvet, steel

Dimensions

L. with sheath 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm); L. without sheath 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); L. of blade 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 11.7 oz. (785.3 g); Wt. of sheath 1.1 oz (31.2 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of G. De Witt Williamson, 1930

Accession Number

30.140a, b

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