Knife Item Number: C555 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two bamboo grass pieces, of which the larger has a notched hand grip and pointed end and the smaller one has rounded ends with notching on the sides of one end. Tied together with string.
History Of Use
For circumcision.
Item History
- Made in Vanua Levu, Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Knife
- Identification Number
- C555
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- bamboo grass and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- split and carved
- Overall
- height 61.0 cm, width 2.7 cm, depth 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vanua Levu, Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 55
- Accession Number
- 2191/0909