Title
                                    
                                        Granite knife sharpener attached to a block of wood
                                    
                                Year/Period
                                    1970s
                                Region
                                    Singapore
                                Object Type
                                    
                                Technique
                                    
                                Dimension
                                    Object size: 9.3 x 22.5 x 7.6 cm
                                Accession No.
                                    2006-01385
                                Collection of
                                    
                                
This knife sharpener is made up of a piece of granite nailed onto a piece of wood. Street hawkers, such as the chicken rice seller, used this knife sharpener to hone their cleavers and knives.
 
		 
                             
                             
                             
                            