Not on display

Butter Knife

ca. 1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Formed from a single piece of bamboo. The handle is cut square and is divided from the blade by part of a node. The blade with straight sides and a rounded end and cut with a back and an edge, is a continuation of the outside of the piece of bamboo.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bamboo.
Brief description
for butter, Japan, modern crafts, production, bamboo
Physical description
Formed from a single piece of bamboo. The handle is cut square and is divided from the blade by part of a node. The blade with straight sides and a rounded end and cut with a back and an edge, is a continuation of the outside of the piece of bamboo.
Dimensions
  • Length: 18.8cm
Style
Collection
Accession number
FE.100-1981

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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