Knife and sheath

Museum number:

9-9073a,b

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Accession number:

Acc.2507

Description:

Knife and sheath. a) Knife: steel blade grooved on both sides; horn handle; b) Sheath: sheet metal and sharkskin over wood core; leather straps; Man’s knife used to cut food; used for throwing, killing animals

Donor:

Frank Daybell

Collection place:

Bhutan

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Knives and Throwing knives

Function:

1.9 Multiple Utility

Accession date:

1969

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

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