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Cutting implement of shell
Cutting implement of shell
Object Number 23-46-70/D1736
Display Title Cutting implement of shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, small shell blade, resin handle at one end
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Materials Shell, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 2.6 x 0.8 cm (1 13/16 x 1 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1736
Provenance
Collector E. Clement (1922)
Seller Unknown (2/26/1923)

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