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1923.88.263

"Punishment" knife with a wooden handle and curved metal blade. The handle and blade are bound together with string.

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1923.88.263

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Collection type
Object
Description
"Punishment" knife with a wooden handle and curved metal blade. The handle and blade are bound together with string.
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Ucayali River
Cultural groups
Asháninka
Person
Field collector Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
PRM source Ronald Hawkesby Thomas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 130 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.88.263

Search terms: Dance, Ornament, Punishment and Torture, Weapon, Knife, Neck Ornament, Punishment Device