Knife Item Number: C1388 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A light thin bamboo grass knife that is carved, and decorated with a zig zag and a tooth pattern edge along the handle which has a dark "basket weave" pattern on a natural light-coloured background. The end of the handle has a finial carved in the form of a bird head. The wide blade tapers to a blunt point.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea ?
- Owned by Alexander Maggs before June 1968
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Alexander Maggs (Seller) during June 1968
What
- Name
- Knife
- Identification Number
- C1388
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- bamboo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and burned
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 32.0 cm, depth 0.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea ?
- Previous Owner
- Alexander Maggs
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Alexander Maggs (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before June 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1968
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0144/0016