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Stone knife
Object Number 967-71-70/4672
Display Title Stone knife
Descriptions
Object Description Stone knife embedded in gummed handle 5 1/4" long
Inventory Description Knife, chipped stone blade, resin grip, painted black
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Materials Stone, Resin, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 12.8 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm (5 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 967-71-70/4672; Cent. Australia / knife
Provenance
Collector Russell H. Harris
Seller Mrs. John Linden (12/13/1967)

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