Antique dagger in a sheath with a belt loop. Bone, metal, leather, silvering. Tibet, 20th century.The blade of the dagger is made of steel, on which are applied images of a tiger and a dragon - two of the four main mythical sacred animals of the eastern pantheon. The handle is bone, metal, silvering with an image of a dragon applied to it.The sheath is metal, with bone trim in the form of an image of the goddess Kali - cosmic energy (Krodha Kali in Tibet in Buddhism), the goddess of death, rebirth, the Great Mother in her dark incarnation, the most powerful form of life and the wife of Shiva.The sheath is decorated with an image of a dragon, the main symbol of Tibet, from which the ruling dynasties descended. The leather in the upper part is stylized as dragon scales.The reverse side of the sheath is trimmed with leather and has a metal belt loop. The stylization of the item speaks of the high origin of its owner and his status.