Razor

Museum number:
5-11563
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011563
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
Razor, Nigeria, Hausa July 27, 1972. 5-11563, acc no. 2879, file code 1.6. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Razor made from iron blade, iron and wood shaft Context of use: for shaving, used by barber Description: Razor, straight-edged, used by barbers; iron blade riveted to handle composed of strip of iron wrapped around wood dowel; blade movable; when opened, 18 cm. l.; 1.5 cm. w.;
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Razors
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Razor, accession number 5-11563, described as Razor, Nigeria, Hausa July 27, 1972. 5-11563, acc no. 2879, file code 1.6. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Razor made from iron blade, iron and wood shaft Context of use: for shaving, used by barber Description: Razor, straight-edged, used by barbers; iron blade riveted to handle composed of strip of iron wrapped around wood dowel; blade movable; when opened, 18 cm. l.; 1.5 cm. w.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Razor, accession number 5-11563, described as Razor, Nigeria, Hausa July 27, 1972. 5-11563, acc no. 2879, file code 1.6. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Razor made from iron blade, iron and wood shaft Context of use: for shaving, used by barber Description: Razor, straight-edged, used by barbers; iron blade riveted to handle composed of strip of iron wrapped around wood dowel; blade movable; when opened, 18 cm. l.; 1.5 cm. w.;

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