Metal dagger with cloth strips tied between blade and handle. Woven cloth is in 3 colors: red, beige, and dark gray (perhaps from charring) and two plain weaves (one coarse). Above blade are two curving hilt guards. Slender handle has five 1/4" x 5" rods, each curved in a semicircular shape and attached to the handle at both ends. Each rod has seven metal disks suspended on it, with the rod passing through their 1/2" diameter holes (the disks are about 1.5" in diameter). Dimensions: Length: 17" total, 8.25" blade Width: 1.75" blade, 4" hilt guards, 1/2" blade in center, 3.75" at loops

1983.052.011