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1900.70.2

Wooden 'yam knife' with a leaf-shaped blade and an ornamentally carved handle. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2006]

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1900.70.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden 'yam knife' with a leaf-shaped blade and an ornamentally carved handle. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2006]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Purchased: 06/1900
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 618 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.70.2

Search terms: Tool, Food and Drink, Knife, Food Accessory