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1932.44.17

Knife made from a European file, with wooden handle. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 30/11/2004]

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1932.44.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife made from a European file, with wooden handle. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 30/11/2004]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Telangana Nalgonda District Raigir
Person
Field collector Edmund Henderson Hunt
PRM source Edmund Henderson Hunt
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Length: max 320 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.44.17
Research and responses

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Online, toddy, a beverage drunk fresh, fermented, or distilled, is produced from the sweetish sap yielded by the young flower stalks of the coconut palm when wounded or cut; toddy is also a source of sugar and alcohol. [CW 23/2/2000]

Search terms: Tool, Food and Drink, Agriculture and Horticulture, Knife, Food Accessory, Agricultural Tool