Knife
17744A
From: Japan | Hokkaido (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Makiri |
| Object Number | 17744A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ainu | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | 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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