Language: Nepali
Source: A 1931 dictionary

Description

Belahari buṭṭā (बेलहरि बुट्टा) is a Nepali word for scroll-work embroidered on a khukri sheath.¹

Belahari (बेलहरि) means "embroidery work". Buṭṭā (बेल्-बुट्टा) means embroidery, braid, or filigree. 

It is also used as the shorter such bel-buṭṭā (बेल्-बुट्टा) which is synonymous to belahari buṭṭā (बेलहरि बुट्टा).

Fine Nepalese embroidery using strips of quill on a khukurī sheath. 1850s.
Sold by Mandarin Mansion in 2020.

A close-up of the fine work.

A close-up of the work, compared to a regular size pencil.

Simple embroidery using thread on a khukurī scabbard.

Notes
1. Sir Ralph Lilley Turner; A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1931.