Dagger (<i>Piha Kaetta</i>) with Stylus and Sheath
Unknown
17th century · Steel, horn, wood, brass · Arms and Armor
It is common to find a sylus accompanying a piha kaetta, the traditional form of Sri Lankan knife. The stylus is a customary Sri Lankan writing implement for palm-leaf paper. After the letters are incised with the stylus into the paper, black ink is rubbed over the surface and wiped off.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 17th century
- Medium
- Steel, horn, wood, brass
- Culture
- Sri Lankan
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
