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Knife. Chinese

Title:

Knife

Ethnic groups:

Chinese

Territory:

river Tetyukhe, Ussuri Krai, Primorsky Oblast

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors:

Museum of the Peoples of the USSR

Material:

Metal: steel; wood

Dimensions:

length 12.5; width 1.5

Number:

РЭМ 8761-11109

Annotation:

Consists of a triangular metal blade inserted in a short wooden handle. It was used for processing various materials: wood, birch bark, leather, and in particular for skinning small animals (sable, squirrel etc.)

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
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