Areca Nut Knife
96-14-15
From: Thailand | Nakhon Ratchasima
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Miid Tad Maak |
Object Number | 96-14-15 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai |
Provenience | Thailand | Nakhon Ratchasima |
Date Made | 1995-1996 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Metal | Wood | Brass |
Technique | Painted |
Inscription Language | Thai Language |
Description | Areca Nut knife. Metal blade with incised image of gun and maker's mark written in Thai on one side which reads: ส อรัญญิก. Two piece black painted wood handle with brass band held with metal pins. |
Credit Line | Thai Ethnographic Project; Jennifer Lane White (Asian Section Keeper), 1996 |
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