Iron betel nut cutter

Made:
1801-1900
Iron betel nut cutter, said to be Javanese, 19th century

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Iron betel nut cutter, said to be Javanese, 19th century
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Iron betel nut cutter, said to be Javanese, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A122022
Materials:
iron
Measurements:
length 265 mm
height 90 mm
width 17 mm
type:
cutters
credit:
Glendining

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