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1955.7.13

Knife with wooden handle.

1955.7.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife with wooden handle.
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Kerala
Person
Maker Chinnian Asari
Field collector Derek G. Jenkins
Field collector Mary G. Jenkins
PRM source Derek G. Jenkins
PRM source Mary G. Jenkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1955
Date collected
By 1955
Acquisition information
Donated: 1955
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Wood Plant
Dimensions
Length: max 238 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1955.7.13
Research and responses

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Travancore is the name of a former princely state in southwestern India, now part of Kerala state. [CW 10/8/2000]

Search terms: Tool, Agriculture and Horticulture, Knife, Agricultural Tool

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