Belahari (बेलहरि)

Author(s)

Peter Dekker

First published

17 August 2020

Last updated

17 August 2020

Language: Nepali
Source: A 1931 dictionary

Belahari (बेलहरि) means "embroidery work".¹

Belahari buṭṭā (बेलहरि बुट्टा) is the scrollwork embroidery seen on khukurī scabbards.

Fine Nepalese embroidery using strips of quill on a khukurī sheath. 1850s.
Sold by Mandarin Mansion in 2020.

A close-up of the fine work.

A close-up of the work, compared to a regular size pencil.

Embroidery on kukri scabbard

Simple embroidery using thread on a khukurī scabbard.

Notes
1. Sir Ralph Lilley Turner; A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1931.

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