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Asmat ceremonial knife made from cassowary bone – Papua New Guinea
Ceremonial knife in carved cassowary bone. The handle decorated with braided plant material, decorated with pendants, seeds, cassowary feathers.
REGION: Papua New Guinea
MATERIAL: cassowary bone, cassowary feather, seeds, braided plant material, pendant
PERIOD: 20th century
SIZE: 40 x 6 x 6 cm
(Basement)
Inventory number: OC008
Ref: UOHNOZZIZI