Author(s)
Peter Dekker
First published
9 May 2019
Last updated
7 October 2020
Chilanam
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true…
Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.
An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.
These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.