Razor

2011-13-7

From: Sri Lanka

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2011-13-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Buddhist
Provenience Sri Lanka
Date Made 2010
Section Asian
Materials Steel | Plastic
Description

Hinged Razor: steel straight blade with black plastic tip, blue plastic case protects blade and functions as handle when opened. Logo on Handle/Case: Kashish. For use by a Buddhist monk. Part of the eight possessions of a monk known as atthapirika (atapirikara).

Length 23.3 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mahinda de Lanerolle on behalf of the de Lanerolle Trust, Sri Lanka, 2011

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