Tibetan Bone Knife

Dagger standing upright on a stand, dressed in lace made of metal.

This Tibetan knife with silver and bone is from Tibet. Tibetan men have traditionally worn a knife at the belt for daily tasks such as cutting meat, and the sheath and handle were often decorated with metalwork. Dagger in a sheath, displayed upright on a square black stand. A pale bone handle sits above an openwork metal sheath pierced with scrolling designs, with a darker panel of leather or wood behind the pierced work. It is 2 inches wide, 2 deep and 8.5 high.

Pierced, polished, and very well dressed for a blade.