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Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 9-9074a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 9-9075a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 9-9075b, described as small knife
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 9-9073b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife and sheath, accession number 9-9073a,b, described as Knife and sheath. a) Knife: steel blade grooved on both sides; horn handle; b) Sheath: sheet metal and sharkskin over wood core; leather straps; Man’s knife used to cut food; used for throwing, killing animals
Hearst Museum object titled Knife and sheath, accession number 9-9074a,b, described as Knife and sheath; a) curving broad knife with inlaid rosette on one side of blade; wood handle with diamond-shaped bone inlay; 2 small knives missing; b) sheath: leather over wood core; Used almost universally in Bhutan; to cut wood, meat, kill game, fight; Bhutias do not (or did not) use firearms believing that the noise would disturb the spirits and possibly also bring rain. Small leather cord with object, 6/5/2012 AT
Hearst Museum object titled Knives and sheath, accession number 9-9075a-c, described as Knife and sheath; a) curving broad knife with inlaid rosette on one side of blade; wood handle with diamond-shaped bone inlay; b) small curved knife; c) sheath: leather over wood core; 2 pockets for smaller knives b) and missing one; Used almost universally in Bhutan; to cut wood, meat, kill game, fight; Bhutias do not (or did not) use firearms believing that the noise would disturb the spirits and possibly also bring rain. Small leather cord with object, 6/5/2012 AT.
Hearst Museum object titled Sheath, accession number 9-9075c, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Sheath, accession number 9-9074b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Sheath, accession number 9-9073a, no description available.

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