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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
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Dutch New Guinea
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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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