Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0013 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Dagger | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Central Highlands area: Telefomin | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone; Native cordage | |
| Description | Dagger fashioned from long bone of a ______ that has been cut diagonally and sharpened to a very sharp point; A thin longitudinal sliver has also been removed along the entire length of the shaft, probably to remove the marrow; Proximal end of the bone has been partially cut away and wrapped with braid of native cordage; Geometric design is shallowly incised just below proximal end of dagger. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.2, Depth = 7.0, Length = 34.7 | |