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- Holdings
- 35mm slide: 24080
- World Region
- Africa
- Region
- Eastern Africa and Islands
- Country
- Madagascar
- State/Province
- Fianarantsoa
- Political Location
- Ranomafana
- Culture
- Tanala
- Description
- Garden Knife. Long, narrow, S-shaped metal (iron?) blade set on long wooden handle.
- Handle was shortened to transport it from Madagascar to the UMMA.
- Collected by H. T. Wright in November 2003, during a National Geographic trip to Madagascar. Notes from H. Wright:
- "Obtained by exchange for a new Betsileo knife purchased for 15,000 Malagasy francs ($3.98) with a young man who had inherited the knife and did not know its value or its origin.
- Source Type Detail
- Photographer (UMMA Artifact): Clahassey, Kay
Technical Details
- Collection
- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 2681 x 5092
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 20009
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-20009/20009
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"Garden Knife. Long, narrow, S-shaped metal (iron?) blade set on long wooden handle. ; ; Handle was shortened to transport it from Madagascar to the UMMA. ; ; Collected by H. T. Wright in November 2003, during a National Geographic trip to Madagascar. Notes from H. Wright:; "Obtained by exchange for a new Betsileo knife purchased for 15,000 Malagasy francs ($3.98) with a young man who had inherited the knife and did not know its value or its origin.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-20009/20009. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 02, 2024.