Knife

17744A

From: Hokkaido (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Makiri
Object Number 17744A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ainu | Japanese
Provenience Hokkaido (uncertain)
Date Made Before 1895
Section Asian
Materials Metal | Wood | Cherry Bark | Bone (uncertain)
Description

Steel blade, flat/curved. Handle in wood with a running, intertwined circular design across mid-region with inlay of bone (?) circle on both sides at center of handle.

Length 39.5 cm
Width 4 cm
Thickness 2 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Pepper, 1896

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