indian brass head

Can anyone help me identify this head? It is possibly made from brass but not sure when it was made or it's use.

There is a tag on the back that says "483050 India".

Please educate me, thank you!

 

it's a hand held stabbing weapon..



March 2nd 2016....$46 US
on eBay !

ANTIQUE RAJPUT MUGHAL MAHRATTA INDIA GAUNTLET SWORD DAGGER

or so it says !!

This one is quite different....says older.....& asking $$$$...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/18th-C-Anti...663474?hash=item212a3e8e32:g:pcYAAOSwuq9ZZP02

I am unfamiliar with this type of sword gauntlet .........

 

You're right, except it is missing the stabbing part. It is called a pata. This is a complete pata, made of steel, southern Indian:


http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=92078

Azizu, yours was made by the Dhokra people in northeast India. The Dhokra are to be found in most of India, but this particular lost wax cast bronze style is native to the Damar Dhokra in the northeast. It is a very tribal style.

The Rajput states, in the northwest, would have had much more sophisticated patas, more like the one pictured above, from southern India.

 

Hi and WELCOME, Azizu, although I'm not one that can help on this item!!!! However, may I suggest, please, that when posting images, they be FULL IMAGE SIZE....as shown in the brief tutorial below.....others can also help....just ask!!!! Many thanks!!!

 

thank you all!! always so astounded by all the knowledge in these threads. I do appreciate it!

 

Welcome!
Please always post your photo as Aquitaine asks.