Subject: morin tsereg cavalryman
Culture: Khalkha and related Mongols
Setting: Qing empire 18-19thc
Object: khutga knife with accessories
Irving Arts Center > Genghis Khan: The Exhibit *
"Small Sheath Knife Steel, burl wood, ray skin, lacquer, bronze c. 1550 [note #]
The handle of this knife is of burl wood, and holds a pair of bronze chopsticks.
The old polish on the folded and laminated blade reveals a well-executed temper line
in an undulating pattern, showing the high quality of Mongolian manufacture
even in the late Karakorum era." ...
* Irving Arts Center > Genghis Khan: The Exhibit
"Belt Ornaments
Iron, leather, wood, bone, silk
19th-20th century"
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