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1884.140.33

Wooden knife with leaf-shaped blade and a 2-pronged handle, possibly used as a fork. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2006]

1884.140.33

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden knife with leaf-shaped blade and a 2-pronged handle, possibly used as a fork. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2006]
Geographical reference
Fiji
Oceania > Melanesia > Fiji
Unknown
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
Prior to 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 37 mm, Length: max 400 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.33
Research and responses

Examined on the 12th/13th June by Fergus Clunie and Andy Mills as part of the work of the AHRC-funded project 'Fijian Art: Political Power, Sacred Value, Social Transformation and Collecting Since the 18th Century' (2011-2014). His notes read: V. unlikely to be Fijian. Erromango/Vanuatu hair ornament. [FB 18/06/2012]

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

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