Dagger
58-17-25
From: Southwest Coast, New Guinea (uncertain) | New Guinea (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-25 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Asmat (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Southwest Coast, New Guinea (uncertain) | New Guinea (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Asmat |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Crocodile Jaw | Plant Fiber | Seed |
| Description | Made from a jaw bone, probably of a crocodile. Front tooth still in place but others are missing. Netted "cap" of bark (?) fiber fits over first tooth and socket of second. "Cap" has traces of red paint and several pendants coming from it of fiber and grey seeds ending in shredded tassels. |
| Length | 42 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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