MUSEUM OF SOUTH ASIAN ART, TAKE A LOOK!
 

I posted this link in an earlier post by Jens.
I was going to just bring it up there but I think it should be a separate post as the pictures are to me just fantastic. This is the Museum where the Dagger that B.I. showed is located (Smithsonian in Washington DC)
When you click on the link:

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/s...ObjectId=10925

To make it easier just click on this

http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/r...roup=Himalayan

and it will take you to the pictures.
so you can forget the rest of this post.
Just above the dagger is "South Asian & Himalayan Art" listed just click on that listing and you will go to another screen with the "Browse South Asian & Himalayan Art " is listed click on that and you will go to the section with 35 pages, with 12 pictures per page, of great art. There is is on page 16 the dagger that B.I. shows and on page 18 another dagger with a Jade hilt.
It will take you a while to tour all of the art work but it is a trip well worth your time.
Gene

Yes Gene, their collections are in World class, besides the two knifes you mention the scabbard mount and the lion headed dagger are also of a very high class – not to mention all the other things they show. Thank you for bringing he link up again.

Jens

... and here is something that might blow your mind: you can make an appointment to see everything in the collection that is not on display. You need to have some reason other than mere curiosity, but "research" worked for me.

Mark Please explain yourself - what do you mean?

Jens

Jens, I believe Mark is referring to the fact the Museum does not display its entire collection, and those items not currently on display are available for viewing. If one can articulate a reason.

I know Mark set up an appointment to view a portion of the collection not on display for research purposes.

Sounds terrific, unfortunately very few museums would be willing to do that – they are understaffed as they say :( .
Do they have B&B should the viewing take more than one day :D ?

Jens

Another important Museum for kerisse is the Museum of Ethnology in Leiden:

http://www.rmv.nl

Look for database and choose KRIS.