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1966.1.196.1

Knife [.1] with single-edged blade with curved edge. The hilt is of ?horn and bone. With wooden sheath [.2] bound with a band of plaited cane. [El.B 21/5/2007]


1966.1.196.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife [.1] with single-edged blade with curved edge. The hilt is of ?horn and bone. With wooden sheath [.2] bound with a band of plaited cane. [El.B 21/5/2007]
Geographical reference
Peninsular Malaysia
Person
Field collector Iremonger
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1947
Date collected
By 1947
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Steel Metal, Material Animal Horn, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length: max 470 mm, Length: max 353 mm blade, Length: max 375 mm sheath
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.196.1 Accession number: 1966.1.196.2 Other numbers: 1947.57.9 [knife] 1947.57.11 [sheath]

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife, Sheath