Katariya
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| Weapon type: | Throwing weapon |
| Designations: | Katariya |
| Use: | Weapon, hunting weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , ethnic groups of the Koles in India |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | about 41 cm |
| Blade width: | about 5 cm |
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The katariya is a hunting and war weapon from India, which is similar in function to the boomerang .
description
The katariya has a curved, double-edged, sickle-shaped blade. The handle is made of wood or horn. On place an ornament made of brass is attached. The Katariya is used by the Koles ethnic group in India as a hunting and defense weapon. The katariya is an extremely rare weapon. In contrast to the Valai Tade , the body of the Katariya is made of metal.
Individual evidence
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton: Indian and Oriental Armor. 1896, Courier Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9 (reprint), page 73.
- Edgar Thurston: Ethnographic notes in southern India. Publisher Printed by the Superintendent, Government Press, 1906, page 556.
- George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, p. 127, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (reprint).
Web links
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