Throwing weapon
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Calamander wood
Measurements
440 mm (L)
Place of origin
South Asia
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180707.1
Summary
Throwing weapon (valari) - One of two calamander wood throwing weapons, curved with flat sectioned blade terminating at the narrow end in a round knob, the knob with incised decoration. S.India or Sri Lanka.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with funding from The National Heritage Memorial Fund from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and Powis Estate Trustees in August 1999.