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Object Number
36-27-70/345
Display Title
Shark tooth duelling knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, shark teeth along one edge, plant fiber cord
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yir Yoront
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
/
Far North Queensland
Additional Geographic Terms
Coleman River; Cape York Penninsula
Materials
Wood, Shark tooth, Resin, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm (9 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-27-70/345
Provenance
Collector
Mr. R. Lauriston Sharp
(11/1934-06/1935)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. R. Lauriston Sharp
(2/19/1936-8/07/1936)
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