Dagger

Description
A cassowary leg bone dagger which uses a joint as the handle and has a shaft that has been carved into a dull point. "Cassowary bone dagger. Huli area TARI SHIP PNG " is written on an attached label.
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Production place
Sepik River
Classification
Armament T&E - Edged/Armament T&E/T&E For Science & Technology
Collection
John Houston Collection
Accession number
A96.979
Collection type
Ethnology
Social History
Knives
Armaments
Militaria
Material
Bird Bone
Bone

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