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Object Number
2004.29.22653
Display Title
Hair combs and obsidian daggers
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Guinea / New Guinea / 11. Wuvulu hair comb / 12. " " " / 26. & 27: Obsidian Daggers- / Admiralty Island - When the / blade enters the body the handle / is broken off so that it is / more difficult to extract the blad. / 32 & 33: Hair combs- Admiralty Group. / Bismark Arch / Rec'd from: / Dr. W. L. Moss. / Univ. Georgia / 1932."
Department
Photographic
Date
1928-1929
Artist
Dr. W. L. Moss
Culture
- New Guinea
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
/
<State>
/
Admirality islands
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 × 8.255 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Dr. W. L. Moss
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.22652 | Dance ornament and headdress |
New Britain
Admirality islands | ||
| 2004.29.22655 | Food bowls and coconut oil bottle |
New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.29.22650 | Woman's dress |
Admirality islands
| ||
| 2004.29.22661 | Chief's emblem of office |
Wuvulu Island
| ||
| 2004.29.22662 | Dance emblem, ax and neck rest |
Sepik
Wuvulu Island Ramu River | ||
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Dagger
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Alaska
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| 2004.29.22663 | Bowls for betel, and mortar |
New Guinea
| ||
| 47-73-70/2883 | Bone daggers |
Dagger
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 47-73-70/2788 | Bone daggers |
Dagger
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 47-73-70/2788.3 | Bone daggers |
Dagger
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 47-73-70/2883.1 | Bone daggers |
Dagger
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 47-73-70/2788.2 | Bone daggers |
Dagger
|
Papua New Guinea
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