Tibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
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Mongol conquest period quiver
Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.
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A notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
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Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
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A sawasa hunting hanger
Sawasa is a copper-gold alloy that was patinated a "raven black" and then highlights were parcel-gilt.
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Tibetan oracle crown skull
A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.
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Early lacquered quiver
It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.
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Tibetan mail shirt, helmet and mirrors
Collected by American anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein in the 1980s.
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Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger
Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.
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Tibetan matchlock musket
A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.
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A nanban kozuka / kogatana
Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.
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Sulawesi sword with VOC blade
A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.
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Tibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
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Tibetan helmet with armor
Description Presented in this article is a Tibetan eight-plate helmet w
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A Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword
Referring to the wavy patterns on the midsection of the silver scabbard.
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Tibetan style pierced saddle plate
With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"
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Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword
Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.
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A hanshee khukurī
A rare and sought-after type. This one comes in its original silver mounted scabbard.
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An Indonesian blunderbuss
Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.
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A rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
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A fine budhune khukurī
A fat-bellied variety of the Nepalese khukurī with mirror polished blade and iron handle with fine silver overlay.
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A large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)
Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic form.
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Bhutanese sword in tribal scabbard
With early pierced iron pommel and a style of scabbard worn in Arunachal Pradesh.
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A fine pattern welded kora
Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
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Asian export disc guard
The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.
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A fine mutiny era khukuri
An understated, elegant khukuri of substantial proportions with fine layered blade.
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Sword hilted khukurī
A rarer variety with a hilt that takes inspiration from the kora and talwar.
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A Japanese nanban style tsuba
Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w
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"Love of Lotus" Korean guard
Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty
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Asian export sword guard
An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that
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Tibetan dpa'dam or backsword
A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.
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Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script
A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.
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Cast iron compass rose guard
A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.
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