Knife

Museum number:
18-1268
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Accession number:
Acc.3741
Description:
Hunting knife. Handle made from small branch forked at end. Blade attached with pitch and rattan binding. No hilt. “Antique” i.e. 20-30 years old [as of 1982]. Length 23 1/2 cm.
Donor:
Bernard G. Saunders and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Borneo, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Indonesian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 18-1268, described as Hunting knife. Handle made from small branch forked at end. Blade attached with pitch and rattan binding. No hilt. “Antique” i.e. 20-30 years old [as of 1982]. Length 23 1/2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 18-1268, described as Hunting knife. Handle made from small branch forked at end. Blade attached with pitch and rattan binding. No hilt. “Antique” i.e. 20-30 years old [as of 1982]. Length 23 1/2 cm.

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