knife

human history

food knife; carved pale [bamboo] wood; elliptical blade and decorative pointed handle with serrated edges terminating at a triangular point; historic loss to several serrated points; wood is waxed or polished

Accession number: 1951.146.39 Last Update: 20 Aug 2021
Other Name

pudding knife

Place
Banks Islands/Vanuatu/Melanesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1951.146.39

Accession Date

03 Aug 1951

Other Id

32489.3 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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