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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