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knife and fork, carving

human history
  • Description

    Carving knife and fork;

    made from steel and deer antler;

    .1 is the caving knife; knife is made of a long straight blade with sharpening marks on the blade and a rounded tip; blade is attached to the handle with a metal rod that fits inside of the handle; handle is a dark brown antler with 2 tips; ridges run up the handle; metal is rusty, blade is dull

    .2 is a 2 pronged fork and a protector on a hinge that when folded flat meets where the prongs begin; fork is attached to the handle with metal rod that fits inside of the handle; handle is a dark brown antler with 3 points

  • Place
    Auckland/New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1928.227
  • Accession Date
    1928
  • Other Id

    col.0952 (colonial)

    2702 (ethnology)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

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  • knife and fork, carving, 1928.227, col.0952, 2702, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • knife and fork, carving, 1928.227, col.0952, 2702, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • knife and fork, carving, 1928.227, col.0952, 2702, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • knife and fork, carving, 1928.227, col.0952, 2702, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • knife and fork, carving, 1928.227, col.0952, 2702, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • knife and fork, carving, 1928.227, col.0952, 2702, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • knife and fork, carving, 1928.227, col.0952, 2702, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • carving knife
  • carving knife
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  • carving fork

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