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Object Number 39-17-70/1243
Display Title Cassowary bone dagger - used mostly in killing lice (cf. 39-17-70/1239)
Descriptions
Object Description Cassowary bone dagger - used mostly in killing lice (cf. 39-17-70/1239)+
Inventory Description Dagger, worked bone, pointed, flaring knobbed end, slightly ridged
Classification
  • Dagger
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Luelala Moraid
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sainke Doek
Additional Geographic Terms Luelala Moraid
Materials Animal bone
Dimensions Overall: 19.9 x 1.5 x 1.7 cm (7 13/16 x 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1243

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