knives (weapons: edged); knife sheaths (sheaths (weapons: accessories)); basket (containers)

Knife and wooden sheath. Single-edged knife with steel blade with straight back and curved edge with decorative bands of scallop shapes in a double line on both sides of the blade. There is white metal covering a wooden handle with two sections of plant material binding around the handle. The knife fits into a plain wooden sheath attached to a basket of wicker and fancy work by a rattan strap. The basket has a long handle and is decorated by three pieces of string attached to the basket in a deep 'V' shape.

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object
MUSEUM NUMBER
6.4.59/9
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
basketry; steel; white metal; plant material; wood; wicker; rattan; cane; string; bamboo
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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