Miniature Kite (Kaku) Single sheet of white paper attached to bamboo frame consisting of 3 vertical struts 3 horizontal struts and 2 diagonal struts; on the front is a kanji character (Dragon) in faded red with a silver outline; there are fine white…
A pair of black leather kneepads. Each pad is shield shaped with a leather strap with buckle laced through it. The pads and back of strap are lined with wool.
1) forged sword without hilt with pounded inlay of white metal in floral and dot pattern of Muslim style; [L: 23" W: 1.5"] 2) wood sheath and husk sheath bounded together with wire with opening surrounded by bone and bound with nito braided cord…
Knife: Length: 15" Width: 2.5" at widest part of blade Knife is of iron handle banded by woven straw work in two bands. Knife is double-edged beveled along both edges and tapering from center. Hilt is shaped of the same piece of iron rolled to from…
Knife: Length: 15.25" Width: 2.25" at widest point of blade Knife is beveled along blade notch (or worn place) in center of blade. Ironwork all one piece. Sheath: Length: 15" Width: 3.75" at widest part Sheath is of wood formed as an open backboard…
Scabbard (a) is a tapered form of bamboo slats secured at the open end by lacing (bamboo? rattan) and at the bottom or closed end by a hide sheath. The knife (b) has a blade 10 3/4" long fitted into a gently tapered wooden handle 6" . The blade is…
