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Object Number 54-16-70/3599
Display Title Broken obsidian blade (2 pieces)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Blade, prismatic, broad, elongated triangle, broken
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Edged
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 3 x 0.9 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 54-16-70/3599

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