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Object Number
39-17-70/1244
Display Title
Black palmwood "dagger" used mostly for killing lice (cf. 39-17-70/1239),+
Descriptions
Object Description
Black palmwood "dagger" used mostly for killing lice (cf. 39-17-70/1239),+
Inventory Description
Dagger, carved wood, pointed end, triangular element end
Classification
- Dagger
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Luelala Moraid
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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<City>
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Sainke Doek
Additional Geographic Terms
Luelala Moraid
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 1 x 0.3 cm (9 1/16 x 3/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1244
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