The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Katar (Stabbing Dagger)
1700s
Overall: 45.6 x 8.2 cm (17 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett 1985.119.a
Location: not on view
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The ornament on the handle faces up from the perspective of a right-handed user, on all sides.Description
Stabbing daggers called katar were distinctive to India and often worn by soldiers and courtiers, tucked into their belts. Covering the entire handle are tiny scenes of lions and cheetahs hunting deer and buffalo in rocky wooded settings.- ?-1985(Spink & Son, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1985-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 11-August 21, 2022).Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2019-April 5, 2020).Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
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