Tibetan Silver Knife, Based

Bone-handled knife with a turquoise-colored bead winking from the side.

This Tibetan knife with silver and turquoise is from Tibet. Tibetan knives were traditionally carried in a sheath at the belt, and the sheaths of finer examples were commonly dressed with silver mounts and set stones. Knife in a metal sheath displayed upright on a square stand. The pale bone handle is dotted with dark holes and carries one blue stone. Brass bands and woven cord wrap the sheath, with a leather tab trailing at the bottom. It is 2 inches wide, 2 deep and 9.75 high.

Small blue glint in an otherwise serious outfit.