Dagger
58-17-24B
From: Southwest Coast, New Guinea (uncertain) | New Guinea (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 58-17-24B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Asmat (uncertain) |
Provenience | Southwest Coast, New Guinea (uncertain) | New Guinea (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Asmat |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Bone | Seed | Feather | Plant Fiber |
Description | Cassowary humerus, polished and cut to a point. Distal end covered with closely netted fiber "cap" to which is attached an ornament of grey and red seeds and black tubes with tufts of cassowary feathers at the ends. |
Length | 30.5 cm |
Width | 7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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