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Dagger, human head design, obsidian blade
Dagger, human head design, obsidian blade
Object Number 18-20-70/D1187
Display Title Dagger, human head design, obsidian blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, obsidian blade, handle of wood core coated with incised pigment, face
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Obsidian, Wood, Clay, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 20.9 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm (8 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D-1187/ 134719

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