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Saar, Food Cutter, Knife

2000.01.0075

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Saar, Food Cutter, Knife   (2000.01.0075)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
    2. :
  2. Food Processing & Preparation T&E
    3. :
  3. Food Preparation Accessories
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1963
Culture Micronesian
Location On Exhibitin the Southeast Asia and Oceania exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 11.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 9.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.8 cm
Weight 86 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Animal--Shell
Manufacturing Processes None

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Alkire, William H. Lamotrek Atoll and Inter-island Socioeconomic Ties. Illinois Studies in Anthropology, No. 5. University of Illinois Press: Urbana, 1965.

Kramer, Augustin. Ergebnisse der Sudsee Expedition 1908-1910. (ed.) G. Thilenius. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co., 1937.

Photo of item in Eugene Dillenburg's Exhibit Gallery Webpage, July 3, 2005.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication William H. Alkire Collection, Transfer from Department of Anthropology, UIUC
Reproduction No

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