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Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919)
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Khukuri or Ghurka knife, general purpose, owned by Murdoch Munro (1895-1961)
Object information
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Description:
Khukuri or Ghurka knife, general purpose, owned by Murdoch Munro (1895-1961)
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Ghurka knife, kurki, or khukuri knife owned by Murdoch Munro and somehow obtained by him.It was kept with other military items and possibly acquired or given to him during his military service in France 1914-1918).
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Creator:
Date:
unknown
1900-1919
Inscription:
Subjects:
Gorkha (South Asian people);
knife weapon;
World War, 1914-1918
Collection:
title
Size (cm):
41.3 cm (length) x
5.8 cm (width)
Culture:
Nepal;
Indian
Material:
wood;
forging (metal forming)
Rights:
Keith Munro and Erika Nygard.
Contact information eanygard@gmail.com
Sources:
military knife
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