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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1773   CAS 0389-1773; Cleaver
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Cleaver
Culture Chinese
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1900
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Brass; Wood
Description From BRL 1982: "Cleaver / Hong Kong / early 20th century. Blade: steel. Handle: Turned wood handle, brass ferrule. Marked 'made in Hong Kong, Wo Chin Keelee'; also marked in Chinese; small size, for fruit."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.2, Thickness = 2.3, Length = 27.5