Dagger
29-50-213
From: New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Awatib
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 29-50-213 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | New Guinea | German New Guinea | Sepik River | Awatib |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Cassowary Bone | Feather |
Description | Cf. 29-50-208. Crude incised ornamentation; human face made up of elipses and circles; conventionalisation conceals origin of design less than in 29-50-208. 4 long tufts of feathers attached to head of dagger. |
Length | 32.8 cm |
Width | 4.6 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
Other Number | 506 - Other Number |
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