Knife

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"123 -124. Knives - "Tombok-lada"The blades of these knives are bent inwards, towards the sheath in a bow-like camber; both sides have ribs and deep grooves running lengthwise.  The sheath and the hilt are wooden, both decorated with silver rings and horn edging. The hilt is short, thick, nob-shaped; the sheath has a wing-shaped horn appendix on its inner, concave side, which is characteristic for all this kind of knives. This knife, which is worn in the belt, is used primarily in the household."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 28). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller