Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1655 | |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Northern Vanuatu (probably) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Carved knife of the type used for cutting and serving pudding-like foods, especially in a ritual context; Elongated lanceolate-shaped knife is biconvex in transverse cross-section; Pronounced ridge near mid-section separates handle from knife blade; Proximal end of handle is tapered; Distal end of blade tapers gradually to rounded edge; Entire surface of knife is sanded smooth, highly polished, and stained an ebony black color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 37.9 | |