Детали

IPSMG:R.1943.56.A

Ipswich Collections

knife, cannibal fork

Pudding knife made of carved and polished wood, flat in profile with openwork representing a man with bent arms (according to the index card). The top of the knife resembles a tongue with serrated edges (according to the index card). From Rear Admiral Pelham Aldrich aboard the HMS Challenger 1872-1876. Stuck on handwritten label: 'Vanua Lava/Banks Group/HMS Research 1873'. Registration number written in black ink.

Melanesia, Vanuatu, Banks Islands, Vanua Lava

1889

19th Century, middle, 19th Century, late

height: 222.00 mm