Sheath for a Child's Katar (punch dagger)
Culture
Western Indian
(Rajasthan)
Date1800s
Mediumwood and velvet
Dimensions6 × 14 cm (2 3/8 × 5 1/2 in.), less than 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.482.2
DescriptionTriangular Katar sheath. Wooden core covered in very worn velvet. 1 face has small side triangular sheath for by-knife. Tip Missing.ProvenanceFormerly from the Merzbacher Collection, Munich Acquired in 1924 by Ernst Schmidt, MunichAcquired by the John Woodman Higgins Armory, Inc. from E. Schmidt, June 5, 1930 Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014 to the Worcester Art Museum.
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800–700 BCE
