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Child's KNIFE, called Kindjal
Caucasus, North Dagestan, 19th century
Steel, gold, iron, bone
Total length: 28,2 cm; Blade length: 19,6 cm
Child's dagger called kindjal, with a double-edged steel blade, central throat, finished in a carp's tongue.
The handle is composed of two bone plates with two rivets in the form of a flower, with geometric decorations in gold.
These daggers were used as weapons for men but also as ceremonial objects.
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