Knife

Museum number:
5-15444
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015444
Accession number:
Acc.4477
Description:
Knife: iron, palmate shaped blade, sharpened on both edges; cylindrical wood handle. Used for cutting meat and vegetables. Length (overall) 23.0 cm. Width (blade) 3.5 cm.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Mogitu, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Tanzania; Mogitu Watatoga; Gidanwodik
Culture or time period:
Gidanwodik
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-15444, described as Knife: iron, palmate shaped blade, sharpened on both edges; cylindrical wood handle. Used for cutting meat and vegetables. Length (overall) 23.0 cm. Width (blade) 3.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 5-15444, described as Knife: iron, palmate shaped blade, sharpened on both edges; cylindrical wood handle. Used for cutting meat and vegetables. Length (overall) 23.0 cm. Width (blade) 3.5 cm.

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