Hatchet
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hatchet with [flint] blade [German: ""Kreiselklinge"" (sic.)].
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hatchet with flint blade, which is stuck in the grooved head end of the knee-shaped wooden handle and is attached by wrapping around a coconut rope.
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© Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich, photo: Silvia Luckner
Identifier
02315
Origin
Caroline Islands
Materials
wood, flint, coconut rope
Provenance
Gift from Emil Sprüngli.
He entered the silk company of his uncle, G. Thomann-Bolleter as a young man. After his apprenticeship, he moved to Manila where he worked for the trading house Lutz & Cie. He later opened his own company. For 37 years, he moved between Zurich and Manila, living intermittently in both places. From 1888 to 1910, he acted as honorary consul for Switzerland in the Philippines.
He entered the silk company of his uncle, G. Thomann-Bolleter as a young man. After his apprenticeship, he moved to Manila where he worked for the trading house Lutz & Cie. He later opened his own company. For 37 years, he moved between Zurich and Manila, living intermittently in both places. From 1888 to 1910, he acted as honorary consul for Switzerland in the Philippines.
Acquisition Date
1889?
Display status
Not on display
Acknowledgements
Contributed by Dr. Andreas Isler of University of Zurich / Ethnographic Museum and studiyo-filipino.ch, Translated from German by Lenny Bugayong, Photo and Information University of Zurich / Ethnographic Museum
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“Hatchet,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed September 16, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/29304.
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