Knife with glass edge set in black gum, the handle decorated by scratched lines which serve to intensify the ornamental effect afforded by a series of natural scars in the wood.

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife with glass edge set in black gum, the handle decorated by scratched lines which serve to intensify the ornamental effect afforded by a series of natural scars in the wood.
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Western Australia
Person: Field collector J. Allen Brown; PRM source S.G. Fenton and Company
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1904
Date collected: By 1904
Acquisition information: Purchased: 01/1904
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material Glass, Process Decorated, Process Recycled, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 400 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1904.45.1

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Knife

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