On six Danish knife handles or hair parters shaped like falconers

Resumé

All over Europe ivory or bone knife handles and hair parters shaped like falconers or ladies with lapdogs
on their arm were immensely popular during the 13th and 14th centuries. In this article the six examples
of this type of object found in Denmark will be studied. Attention will be given to their usage, dates and
places of manufacture, their iconography as well as the status of falcons and dogs in medieval society, to
better understand the context in which these objects functioned.