ORNATE BRASS-MOUNTED KHANJAR LONG OTTOMAN CEREMONIAL DAGGER WITH ENGRAVED SCABBARD - SOUTHEAST ASIAN CIRCA 1880-1920

OVERVIEW:
A SUBSTANTIAL CEREMONIAL DAGGER FEATURING A TAPERED STEEL BLADE WITH A FINELY CRAFTED BRASS AND BONE COMPOSITE HANDLE, ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTRICATELY ENGRAVED BRASS SCABBARD. THE PIECE DEMONSTRATES THE SOPHISTICATED METALWORKING TRADITIONS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN CRAFTSPEOPLE, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL DESIGN WITH ELABORATE DECORATIVE EMBELLISHMENT CHARACTERISTIC OF KHANJAR OTTOMAN-STYLE DAGGERS OF THE LATE COLONIAL PERIOD.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- BLADE: TAPERED STEEL CONSTRUCTION WITH PRONOUNCED PATINA, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 31 CM IN LENGTH
- HANDLE: COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION OF BRASS WITH DECORATIVE BANDING AND SEGMENTED DESIGN
- SCABBARD: BRASS TUBE WITH EXTENSIVE HAND-ENGRAVED SURFACE DECORATION FEATURING GEOMETRIC PATTERNS, FLORAL MOTIFS, AND TRADITIONAL SOUTHEAST ASIAN DESIGN ELEMENTS
- OVERALL LENGTH: 45 CM
- WEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 0.3 KG

CONSTRUCTION AND DECORATION:
THE BLADE EXHIBITS THE CHARACTERISTIC TAPER AND PROFILE OF TRADITIONAL KHANJAR OTTOMAN DAGGERS. THE HANDLE FEATURES A DISTINCTIVE BULBOUS POMMEL WITH RADIATING BRASS BANDS AND BONE SEGMENTS, TYPICAL OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY SOUTHEAST ASIAN MANUFACTURE. THE SCABBARD DISPLAYS EXCEPTIONAL HAND-ENGRAVED WORK WITH REPEATING GEOMETRIC PATTERNS, LATTICE WORK, AND ORNAMENTAL BANDS, INDICATING CONSIDERABLE SKILL IN TRADITIONAL METALWORKING TECHNIQUES. MULTIPLE DECORATIVE ZONES ARE EVIDENT, SEPARATED BY INCISED BORDER LINES.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE PIECE PRESENTS IN FAIR CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE BLADE SURFACE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT PATINA AND OXIDATION, WITH VISIBLE WEAR MARKS SUGGESTING HISTORICAL USE. THE HANDLE SECTIONS SHOW AGE-RELATED SURFACE WEAR AND MINOR LOSSES. THE BRASS COMPONENTS THROUGHOUT DISPLAY NATURAL TARNISHING AND PATINA DEVELOPMENT. THE ENGRAVED DECORATION ON THE SCABBARD, WHILST WORN, REMAINS LEGIBLE AND DEMONSTRATES THE ORIGINAL CRAFTWORK. ALL COMPONENTS REMAIN STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND SECURELY JOINED.



Item Size: Height: 50cm, Width: 5cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair

TOORMINA
548507+2

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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