Tobacco Knife
P1562B
From: Sumatra | Sungei Tarap
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Pisan Perachi |
| Object Number | P1562B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minangkebau |
| Provenience | Sumatra | Sungei Tarap |
| Date Made | 1901 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Metal | Wood |
| Description | Tobacco knife. Very thin, straight flaring blade with diagonal tip. Black areas and splotches, both faces. Hilt wrapped with ragged strip of patterned cotton. Tag: Pisan Perachi/Tobacco . . . knife /Sungei Tarap/MKM [Minangkebau Malay].Tobacco knives. |
| Length | 36 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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