Knife Handle

17742A

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 17742A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ainu
Provenience Japan
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Iconography Birds
Description

Knife handle. Hunting knife. Carving in abstract curve/diagonal line design. Tip of knife handle is lighter wood with flat edge on bottom/curved at top with carved birds in flight (as if from long distance).

Length 14.4 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Pepper, 1896

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