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Object Number 47-73-70/2883.1
Display Title Bone daggers
Descriptions
Object Description Bone daggers
Inventory Description Dagger, bone, incised human face, perforated at joint grip, fiber and cloth ties
Classification
  • Dagger
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mai River
Dimensions Overall: 31.6 x 4 x 4 cm (12 7/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2883.1; L-98

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