Obsidian knife

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Object Number 17-54-70/D859

Display Title Obsidian knife

Descriptions

Inventory Description Knife, chipped obsidian blade, carved and pigmented clay handle, cracked

Classification

Knife

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands

Materials Obsidian, Clay, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 28.1 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm (11 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object D-859

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46-78-70/2343	Knife of chipped obsidian with long gum handle covered with red clay +	Knife	Admiralty Islands
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18-20-70/D1187	Dagger, human head design, obsidian blade	Knife	Papua New Guinea
47-73-70/2875	Obsidian knife	Knife	Papua New Guinea
17-54-70/D861	Obsidian knife	Knife	Papua New Guinea
46-78-70/2342	Fragment of chipped obsidian knife	Knife	Admiralty Islands
67-9-70/78	Spear point made of obsidian	Knife	Papua New Guinea
94-57-10/R519	Chipped implement, obsidian	Knife	California?
00-8-70/55424.2	Obsidian knives	Knife	Rapa Nui
29-76-50/H1159.1	Knife, wide ridged curving blade, pigmented, carved wood handle w/finial	Knife	Liberia
94-57-10/R458	Hafted knife, obsidian	Knife	Oregon?

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