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- Ipili-Payala peoples
- yapa (knife), late 1800s–1967
- Where object was made: Lagaip, Papua New Guinea
- bamboo
- Object Length/Width: 29 x 2.5 cm
Object Length/Width: 11 3/8 x 1 in - Museum purchase: KUEA Funds
- Not on display
- 2007.3982
- Ipili-Payala peoples
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- Description
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The length of bamboo is slightly curved from side to side. One end is cut diagonally, the other is cut to a point.
It was used for slicing rather than jabbing, for a variety of purposes, like cutting meat or grass. It was sharpened by peeling the edge.