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Object Number 67-9-70/78
Display Title Spear point made of obsidian
Descriptions
Inventory Description Obsidian knife blade, set into gum handle, broken
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Obsidian, Gum
Dimensions Overall: 13.5 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm (5 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 78

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