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L'artefact

Kris Dagger

Description

  • Poisonous dagger in a wooden sheath.
  • Ivory handle of the dagger is curved and has an ornamental piece of metal at the attachment to the blade. 
  • Blade is created by alternating layers of different types of metals, giving the blade a swirling pattern.

Informations d'arrière-plan

  • Brought back from India after the Boer War by Sgt. George Williams. 
  • This type of dagger is called kris.
  • The dagger functions as both a weapon and a spiritual item.
  • Poison was supposedly infused into the blade during the forging process to ensure that any injury caused by the blade would be fatal.

Localisation de la carte

Latitude: 28° 45' 6.062" N
Longitude: 77° 9' 15.192" E

la date

1899

Dimensions

pouces
Longueur:
17.5
Largeur:
1.1
Hauteur:
7.1

Événements, lieux, personnes

  • George Williams
  • Boer War
  • India

Lieu d'origine

Asie›Inde

Le Sujet

  • A dagger with a carved ivory handle in a plain brown wooden sheath, pointing to the left.
  • A dagger with a carved ivory handle in a plain brown wooden sheath, pointing to the right.
  • The carved ivory handle of a dagger. There are lines on it and it is curved. There is a brass-coloured metal piece with swirling lines connecting it to the dagger. The brown wooden sheath is shaped like a "T".
  • The carved ivory handle of a dagger. There are lines on it and it is curved. There is a brass-coloured metal piece with swirling lines connecting it to the dagger. The brown wooden sheath is shaped like an inverted "T".
  • A metal dagger with an ivory handle, pointing to the right. The blade is curved and rusted, and there is a swirling pattern in the metal.
  • A metal dagger with an ivory handle, pointing to the left. The blade is curved and rusted, and there is a swirling pattern in the metal.
  • The metal blade of a dagger and the brass-coloured piece connecting it to an ivory handle. The blade is rusty and has there is a swirling pattern in the metal.

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