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Catalog Data

Donor Name:
Colegate Baker  Search this
Length - Object:
29.2 cm
Width - Object:
17.1 cm
Height - Object:
2.5 cm
Culture:
Ainu, Piratori Ainu  Search this
Object Type:
Knife/Knife Sheath
Place:
Hokkaido (Yezo), Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1890
Notes:
From card: "Case carved. The blade of Japanese manufacture; the carved case made by the Ainos. Illus. in USNM AR, 1890, page 457, fig. 76".
Illus. Fig. 29.19 p. 217 of Fitzhugh, William W., and Chisato O. Dubreuil. 1999. Ainu: spirit of a northern people. [Washington, D.C.]: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in association with University of Washington Press. Identified there as man's sheath knife (makiri),which was worn hanging from the belt with a thong.
Record Last Modified:
21 Aug 2020
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
021675
USNM Number:
E150729-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f7094ca9-1ead-48c6-b11c-39d2adaa1feb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8340421