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Knife handle. Oroche

Title:

Knife handle

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Iman, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Arseniev Vladimir K.
Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

length 16.5

Number:

РЭМ 1870-101

Annotation:

Carved from wood. One end is oval, with a hole for the blade shank. The other end is cut off from the handle’s center. Knife handles were made of maple roots due to their high strength. Finishing the work, the handles were polished so that they get a dark brown hue and attractive texture.

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