dagger(kard);
dagger-sheath
- Museum number
- 2013,6032.1.a-b
- Description
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Dagger and Sheath. The single-edged dagger, known as a kard, has a blade made of watered steel with traces of gold inlay near the hilt. The blade has an elongated tang with decorated sides fitting between two pieces of ivory forming the handle which is held in place with two nails or rivets and an undecorated band of sheet silver (added at a later date). The conical dagger-sheath is made of silver and is decorated with a variety of gilded motifs arranged in horizontal bands. The tip of the sheath is made of tightly wound silver wire holding an acorn-shaped tip in place. The sheath has a little hook at the back to attach to a chain.
- Production date
- early 20th century
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 3.50 centimetres (hilt)
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Diameter: 4 centimetres (sheath)
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Length: 36 centimetres (knife)
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Length: 40 centimetres (sheath)
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Width: 3 centimetres (blade)
- Curator's comments
- A kard is a straight, single-edged dagger that is worn usually by men on the left side of the belt.
This dagger and its sheath were exhibited in the "Turcoman of Iran" exhibition which toured several venues in the United Kingdom in 1971-1972, and was published in "The Turkoman of Iran" (Kendal: Titus Wilson and Son Ltd, n.d.), p.123.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair
- Acquisition date
- 2013
- Acquisition notes
- Part of a collection of Turkmen artefacts transferred from the The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, upon the re-organization of their collections and galleries in 2013. These artefacts had been acquired by the Whitworth Art Gallery in December1972 from the Lake District Art Gallery Trust following the "Turkoman of Iran" exhibition which toured several locations in the United Kingdom in 1971 and 1972.
The British Museum had acquired in 1973 some Turkmen artefacts from the Lake District Art Gallery Trust some of which also formed part of the "Turkoman of Iran" exhibition (As1973,09.1-212).
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 2013,6032.1.a-b