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Stone knife embedded in gum handle
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Object Number 967-71-70/4673.1
Display Title Stone knife embedded in gum handle
Descriptions
Object Description Stone knife embedded in gum handle
Inventory Description Knife, chipped stone blade, mended, resin grip
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia
Materials Stone Resin
Dimensions Overall: 15.9 x 5.1 x 2.3 cm (6 1/4 x 2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 967-71-70/4673.1
Provenance
Collector Russell H. Harris
Seller Mrs. John Linden (12/12/1967)

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