Burmese silver manuscript holder
For holding and protecting important documents.
Burmese silver lime container
Finely worked in repousse with ten figures on container and lid.
Ntugalu
Kachin name for a long straight sword.
Very good Mindan dha
With silver overlay on iron even continued on its hilt.
Mindan Ramayana dha
Fine Mindan dha with a scene from the Ramayana on its blade.
Silver mounted dha
With entirely silver covered hilt and silver mounts on scabbard.
Mindan dha
Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.
Heavy dha
The thick and heavy blade is marked with a script that has yet to be identified.
Burmese dha with interesting blade
With inscriptions on blade, unusual grooves, and brass inlaid copper mounts.
Mainsa dha
Term coined by Bell in 1907, describing a dha that by then was mainly of Chinese make.
Plain dha with baldric
Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.
A plain dha
Of a type likely produced by the Shan people and traded widely in the region.
Very fine Mindan dha
Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.
Dha with story of Maung Tin
Of the silver overlaid type made in Mindan, with an unusual story on the blade.
Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard
It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.
The O.T. Burne dha
With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.
Chin nicotine flask
A very rare flask used by Chin men of Burma for sipping nicotine water.
A streaked lin gin
These ornate versions with hairpin forged blades were worn by local royalty.
Wood hilted dahmjaun
With iron ferrule and copper and silver overlaid blade.
Wakizashi in Burmese hilt
An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.
A rare Burmese spear
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
Hkamti dha (ခန္တီး ဓား)
Burmese trade name of the lin gin, a machete-like sword.
Plain mounted Mindan dha
Plain when sheathed, unsheathing reveals a rather nice silver overlaid blade.
Early silver Burmese dha
With elaborate silver overlaid blade and inlaid iron hilt.
Burmese silver overlaid dha
On a sturdy, user-grade blade with temper line.
Hlan (လှံ)
Burmese for spear, lance, or javelin.
Dalwe (ဓားလွယ်)
Burmese type of sword, worn in scabbard slung from the shoulder.
Lin gin (လင်းကင်း)
Burmese for a machete-like that was used widely in Kachin state and Assam.
Shan da (ရှမ်းဓား)
Burmese word for the Shan sword with pointed blade.
Dahmjaun (ဓားမြှောင်)
Burmese word for their dagger.
A Burmese da glossary
A glossary of the terminology of the Burmese dha and related items.
Mindan, Yamethin
A production center for ornate silver overlaid scissors, dha and other implements.
Mindan dha
Name for fine dha with fine overlaid blades. Named after Mindan village where they were made.
Tribal Kachin dha
A typical example with a nice forge folded blade with differential heat treatment.
Belu
A mythical Burmese, shape-shifting creature.
Fine Chinese Shan dha
Entirely clad in silver and with a differentially heat treated blade.
Chu-pan
A type of Burmese floral scrolling.
A Mindan / Yamethin dha
With fine overlaid blade this area was known for.
Large Shan dha
With silver-clad scabbard executed in their typical style.
Mindan dha with agate pommel
Its blade portraying the story of one of the previous lives of Guatama Buddha.
Burmese dha dated 1928
A nice example that can serve as a benchmark to help date others.
Dha shay
A name for the long Burmese dha.
Linkin dha
Colonial British name A type of dha used by various tribes in northern Burma.
Mahagiri Nat
A powerful spirit in Burmese folklore. Patron of blacksmiths.
Maung Tin De
Burmese "Nat", a spirit. Patron saint of blacksmiths.
Maung Pyo
A Burmese knife and sword maker known for his fine silver overlay.
Saya Pyo
Alternative name for Maung Pyo. A Burmese craftsman known for his fine silver overlay.
Dha-lwé
Burmese for a type of sword worn slung over the shoulder.
Dha hmyaung
Alternative spelling of da̱hmjaun, the Burmese word for their dagger.