Mat Making Knife

P469A

From: Borneo | Sarawak | Sibuti

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P469A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Borneo | Sarawak | Sibuti
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Metal
Description

For mat making. Tangat. For cutting strips of pandanus. Wooden knife, handle carved with leaf designs. Blade end has six small blades nailed into the handle on a wooden insert.

Length 15 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

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