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Language: Ainu
Language: Ainu

Carving knife with sheath

The slightly curved wooden handle has a short iron blade thorned into the handle. The blades of these knives originate from Japan or were made from old metal utensils. Knives of this shape were mainly used to make inao (libation spatulas), but were then without a sheath.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
woodworking knives
Dimensions
40 x 277 x 80 mm
Material/Technique
Wood; iron alloy; birch bark; leather;
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 25286
Other number(s)
RJM 1910/05 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

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