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Object Number 37-98-70/729
Display Title Iron knife for children to work in clearings
Descriptions
Indigenous Term belewa ndeide
Inventory Description Knife, carved wood handle, squared, curved iron blade
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 29.5 x 3 x 2.7 cm (11 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/729

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