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Object Number
976-1-70/5444A
Display Title
Rat tail tool kit, four pieces
Descriptions
Object Description
Rat tail tool kit, four pieces: a) bamboo knife 12.5 cm; b) bamboo knife 14.5 cm. c) pig bone awl 9.5 cm. d. two rattail containers, one with fur at top, connected by two-ply string. 13.5 cm. and 24 cm.
Inventory Description
Knife, small bamboo strip, angled edge at top
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Highland
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 12.3 x 1 x 0.4 cm (4 13/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-1-70/5444A
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