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IPSMG:R.1938.1.83

Ipswich Collections

Pair of knives made of wood with three shark's teeth (on each knife) sunk into its length using two-ply twisted vegetable fibre binding and a vegetable fibre cord for carrying. The cord secures the pair together. Handwritten tied-on label: 'Instruments of warfare from New Zealand 1938.1.83 Mrs Carritt. Presented by Mrs Carritt. Index card reads 'possibly for cutting meat'.

Polynesia, New Zealand

19th Century

wood, Shark Tooth, vegetable fibre