Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Knife |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.827 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.827.001 |
Description |
This knife is from the jungles of Columbia, South America was made of wood from the purpleheart tree. Handle is wrapped in orange, green, and natural coloured hemp string with a band of animal fur in the centre. Used as a toy by the children of the jungle villages in Colombia. |
Provenance |
Purchased as a memento by John Braybrook, International Driller in Colombia from 1930 to 1943. |
Dimensions |
H-2.54 W-2.54 L-24.892 cm |
Search Terms |
Toy Child Colombia Hunting Knife Memento International Drillers Travel |
People |
Braybrook, John |