Indian weapons and armor — engraving

"Indian".

Indian weapons and armor, Helmet, dagger, Mahut's hook, ancus.

1 and 2. Wooden spoons from Calcutta used for cream.
3. Bengalese fan used in Indian homes. The handle is made of wood, the fan part of silk and satin. The first fans used in India were made of palm leaves. They were used against flies, also a tail of the yak (Tibetan steer)) was used for this purpose. 
4. depicts a book made of elongated wooden tablets tied together with a wire. 
5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. depict various buttons, brooches, buckles made of embossed and chiseled gold, embellished with various precious stones, diamonds and pearls. 
6. Antique steel hook used by elephant riders. 
7. Little knife from Nepal. 
8. A khouttar, Indian dagger, distinguished by its sheath covered with velvet. This weapon is only known in Hindustan. 
9 and 10. Another dagger with a bent-shaped blade, strengthened along its length with a raised rib. This type of dagger was not attached to a belt but was carried hanging from it. 
17. Depicts a shoe of a nahab. The fabric is made of golden filaments, embroidered with silk and pearls. 
18. A helmet of a mogul from the 16th Century, the top is highlighted by a pyramid-shaped button, the front has the nose protector."

Technique, Material: Chromolithograph / Paper
Artist: ,  Engraver: Schmidt
Date: from the book on fashion by Auguste Racinet, Le Costume Historique, published in Paris, 1877.
Size: sheet, image 17.4 x 14.7 cm.