pichangatti

Pichangatti is a broad-bladed knife of the Kodavas of Karnataka, India. The characteristic of the pichangatti is its silver hilt with bulbous-shaped pommel in the shape of a parrot's head. The pichangatti features in the traditional male dress of the Kodavas.This is a weapon used only by kodavas

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Frameless

Dagger (Pichangatti) with Sheath, Indian, Kodagu (Coorg), outer side (MET, 31.58a, b)

Dagger (Pichangatti) with Sheath, Indian, Kodagu (Coorg), overall in sheath (MET, 31.58a, b)

Dagger (Pichangatti) with Sheath, Indian, Kodagu (Coorg), inner side (MET, 31.58a, b)

Ammakodagi

A plate from Watson and Kaye's The People of India, showing members of the Coorg community (grandfather, father and grandsons)

A plate from Watson and Kaye's The People of India, showing members of the Coorg community (grandfather, father and grandsons)

Ammakodagi

Coorgi Trditional Dress

Coorgi Trditional Dress

Pichangatti

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Dagger (Pichangatti) with Sheath, Indian, Kodagu (Coorg), outer side (MET, 31.58a, b)		Commons
commons	image		Dagger (Pichangatti) with Sheath, Indian, Kodagu (Coorg), overall in sheath (MET, 31.58a, b)		Commons
commons	image		Dagger (Pichangatti) with Sheath, Indian, Kodagu (Coorg), inner side (MET, 31.58a, b)		Commons
commons	image		Ammakodagi		Commons
commons	image		A plate from Watson and Kaye's The People of India, showing members of the Coorg community (grandfather, father and grandsons)		Commons
commons	image		A plate from Watson and Kaye's The People of India, showing members of the Coorg community (grandfather, father and grandsons)		Commons
commons	image		Ammakodagi		Commons
commons	image		Coorgi Trditional Dress		Commons
commons	image		Coorgi Trditional Dress		Commons
commons	image		Pichangatti		Commons