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Stone knife and sheath
Stone knife and sheath
Object Number 43-5-70/2247
Display Title Stone knife and sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, chipped stone blade, resin grip, plant leaf sheath wrapped with hair cord
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Newcastle Waters; Northern Territory, central north of
Materials Stone, Resin, Hair, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 20.1 x 5.4 x 2.7 cm (7 15/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 43-5-70/2247
Provenance
Collector Nancy Movius (1934)
Donor Donated by Nancy Movius (1/11/1943)

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