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Caption: 
Carved letter opener
Creation Date: 
1976
Dimensions: 
18 cm long
Image Date: 
2002
Period: 
20th century
Location: 
private collection
Material: 
wood - teak
Display Creator: 
not known
Terms: 
Transculturation (see also: Cross-cultural studies) ; Ethnotourism (see also: Culture and tourism) ; Airport art
Image ID: 
04-1149
Description: 
Functioning object with a human head at one end and a spear-shaped body. Made and sold as tourist memorabilia.
Rights: 
© Sheffield Hallam University
Permissions: 
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Photographed by: 
copy stand
Creator: 
not known
Creator Role: 
Designer and maker.
Nationality: 
Kenyan.
Subject Heading: 
Culture and tourism
Subject Heading: 
Handicrafts
Subject Heading: 
Tourism and art
Subject Heading: 
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Subject Heading: 
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Subject Heading: 
Cross-cultural studies