Strange koftgari beast on kukri

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Originally Posted by Andy Stevens

The court calls Spiral!!! The pin working to hilt is rather attractive-is this common to kukris? Its something we've never before seen. Could this be a sacrificial weapon and the strange clawed creature a indicator of such usage??

LOL ! Well Andy/Karina its certanly some fascinating Naive art on that piece! I dont know what the creature is, But it would be open to interpritation. . In Nepal things like that are usualy seen as bieng in the eye of the beholder.{Mening it is whatever you see in it. Personaly today I see a Tiger. }

I would say It would be to serve as an auspicios symbol to prevent anything supernatural or malignant becomeing attached to the kukri or it keeper after use.. obviously the other symbols are sun & moon, done in the same naive style.

I need full photos of entire piece & also the hilt to accurently comment further on decoration or possible sacrificial use.

Spiral