​Tim Bornstein Collection

Slitting knife, bought from a craftsman in Yanan, China in 1984 who was making flour sifters, (see 0155)

Flour sifter bought from a craftsman in Yanan, China in 1984 who was making them with plane number 0153 and slitting knife number 0154

American North West tribal knife, copper blade, bone handle

Crooked adze, wood and stone, New Guinea

Axe, narrow blade inserted in handle, New Guinea

Native American crook knife, handle is carved wood and lead, from Maine area, pre 1850

Primitive maul, made from a burl

Crooked adze, metal blade, African

Slitting tool, lead inlay, also used for marking, Native American from Maine area, pre 1850

Crooked knife, wood handle, blade made from a file, Native American from the Maine area

Crook knife, handle pierced and carved, from the Maine area

Hammer-Like club with stone head held on with sewn rawhide, wood handle

Club, made from a burl

Fabric block printer, India

Eskimo man’s knife, caribou antler handle, curved blade riveted to handle