. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. ( of Mo- zambique, Africa. Fig. 86.—Monbitttoo cimeter, ('< nlral Africa. It is usually of steel, but on that occasion was a weapon of ceremony, and made of pure copper. The adjacent tribe, the Niam-niams, use im- plements of somewhat similar shape, curved broad-ended blades, some- what after the bill hook order, reminding one of the corresponding Roman implement, the falx vinitoria. The Tcookery of the Ghoorkas, a tiger-f
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. ( of Mo- zambique, Africa. Fig. 86.—Monbitttoo cimeter, ('< nlral Africa. It is usually of steel, but on that occasion was a weapon of ceremony, and made of pure copper. The adjacent tribe, the Niam-niams, use im- plements of somewhat similar shape, curved broad-ended blades, some- what after the bill hook order, reminding one of the corresponding Roman implement, the falx vinitoria. The Tcookery of the Ghoorkas, a tiger-fighting hill tribe of India,136 is another example of a boldly curved chopping-sword, broad near the end, and sharpened on the concave edge, which is, however, of an ogee shape. It is about fifteen inches long, is used either to cut or thrust, and is made of the famous " Wootz" steel. Two little knives are carried in side pockets of the scabbard. i« "; vol. ii. pp. 9, 10, 107. 136 Wood, vol. ii, p. 7( Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
Size: 1171px × 2134px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorsmithsonianinstitutio, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840
