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Object Number 25-60-30/F517
Display Title Cutting tools
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knives, wooden handles, teeth blades secured with string and resin, yarn ties.
Classification
  • Knife
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Uraricapara, Upper
Dimensions Overall: 15.1 x 1 x 0.8 cm (5 15/16 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object F517
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1924-1925 - 1925)
Donor Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1924-1925 - 1925)

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