Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Height - Object:

25 cm

Diameter - Object:

2.5 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Knife

Place:

Konkoba, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Notes:

CYLINDRICAL WOODEN HANDLE IN NATURAL COLOR HAS BURNT BUTT & BURNT CURVILINEAR DESIGN. RUSTED METAL BLADE IS CURVED AT END. LABEL "18" TAPED TO BLADE. KNIFE IS MADE BY MEN FOR WOMEN TO USE IN COOKING. WOMEN USE THE KNIFE WORKING BACKWARDS TOWARD THEMSELVES. SEE MANUSCRIPT P. 137.

Record Last Modified:

7 Mar 2019

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427411-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dee67229-453a-4f6a-93fc-6627e32650f8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460122