1938.30.0228
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kniv
- Object description
Riskniv (bal.: anggapan) med blad av järn, insatt i en träram med tvärställt handtag. Handtaget är svarvat av mörkt trä. Det finns ett runt, litet hål i bladet.
Kniven användes till att skära av risplantorna vid skörd.
"The rice knife for padi bali is called anggapan. It is almost concealed in the right palm-they say this is done so that the rice will not be frightened by a big knife. [...] The knife itself is held between the index and second fingers of the right hand. To cut the rice, a stalk is grabbed by the thumb and index fingers above the blade. Then, by rotating the wrist counterclockwise, the knife edge is brought into contact with the stalk, and the third, fourth, and little fingers below the blade wrap around the stalk as it is severed from the lower part. In this way each stalk can be cut with one hand only. The cut part is about 50 centimetres long. It is transferred to the left hand, and the process continued until the left hand is full, making a bundle called a cekelan." (Eiseman, F. B. 1992. Del II. s.293)
(NS)
- Object description
- Kniv av järn insatt i en ram av trä samt försedd med ett tvärhandtag, som är svarvat av ett mörkbrunt träslag. An vändes för skärning av ris padi. Heter' Anggapan. 10 x 495 cm. Handtagets längd 18,8
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