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Object Number
47-72-70/2733
Display Title
Cassowary bone dagger
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Dagger, bone, perforated at joint with feather tassle, knotted cloth rope
Classification
- Dagger
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Sepik River
Dimensions
Overall: 26.8 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm (10 9/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-72-70/2733
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