COORG/MALABAR KATTI

[BANDOOK]

HERE IS A RECENT ACQUISITION WHICH HAS COME FROM THE COORG REGION IN KARNATAKA,INDIA ,BEING CLOSE TO KERALA IT COULD BE FROM THE MALABAR REGION
A ADYA KATTI IN COORG AND A MALABAR SACRIFICIAL SWORD IN KERALA REGION

[ariel]

Excellent!

[BANDOOK]

Thanks,also known as moplah swords,cheers

[CharlesS]

Very Nice, and I believe older than the typical example.

[Kubur]

What a nice weapon my friend!
What is the size and why the tip is protected?
Can you tell us more? Thanks

Kubur

[BANDOOK]

Very Nice, and I believe older than the typical example.
Thanks Charles

[BANDOOK]

[QUOTE=Kubur]What a nice weapon my friend!
What is the size and why the tip is protected?
Can you tell us more? Thanks

Hi Kubur
This Katti measures about 19 inches in length, i assume that the tip is covered with metal covering could be to protect the warrior from the pointed tip of blade when he carried it as it could inflict a wound.Thats what my guess is???
Someone else could know more about these weapons if the covering was for a functional purpose or Decorative.
Thanks Again
Rajesh

[Ian]

Egerton's book has a similar example that he lists as Coorg and describes simply as a "chooper." That one does not have a covering to the tip.


Ian

[BANDOOK]

Thanks Ian
regards

[ausjulius]

[QUOTE=Kubur]What a nice weapon my friend!
What is the size and why the tip is protected?
Can you tell us more? Thanks

Hi Kubur
This Katti measures about 19 inches in length, i assume that the tip is covered with metal covering could be to protect the warrior from the pointed tip of blade when he carried it as it could inflict a wound.Thats what my guess is???
Someone else could know more about these weapons if the covering was for a functional purpose or Decorative.
Thanks Again
Rajesh
the covering on the tip is illogical and shows not use.. its not normally on these. and would serve only as another way to get your self killed if your were ever to use it ..
i suspect it either is s it is for some cultural purpose in a ceremony and the item was not used as a weapon and so has be made this way.. or it applies to some odd colonial weapons laws that effect the point of the weapon.. like the spanish had in some of their colonies with pointed tools and weapons..
it definitely has no practical use.

[Jens Nordlunde]

I dont think it is an Ayda Katti, and according to Egerton he did not think so either. But it is interesting all the same.

Page 79 no 98 Sickle-shaped Weapons or Impliments. Coorg.
Nos 190 and 128 are Ayda Kattis.

[BANDOOK]

Thanks Jens
regards
Rajesh

[olikara]

[QUOTE=Kubur]What a nice weapon my friend!
What is the size and why the tip is protected?
Can you tell us more? Thanks

Hi Kubur
This Katti measures about 19 inches in length, i assume that the tip is covered with metal covering could be to protect the warrior from the pointed tip of blade when he carried it as it could inflict a wound.Thats what my guess is???
Someone else could know more about these weapons if the covering was for a functional purpose or Decorative.
Thanks Again
Rajesh


This chopper looks to be of Kerala (Malabar) origin and has a functional purpose - from the brass covered tip it looks appropriate to have been used in temple rituals. The blunted tip is useful to strike at a coconut to crack it without shattering it for the water inside to be used in religious rituals.