dagger
Objectcode
EA/104/2
Description (brief)
Dagger made from bone. The handle has been wrapped with cord threaded through grey, red, white and black stones and seeds, and pieces of kuskus fur. In the hollow end of the handle a tooth is fixed.
Dimensions (L x W)
24,0 x 4,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» abrus seeds
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fruit
» seed
» grass seed
» job's tears
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» fur
» marsupial fur
» cuscus fur
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» bone
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South Coast
» South Coast peoples
» Marind
» West Coast Marind
» Okaba
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Merauke
» Okaba
Object category
OVM Category
» wapens, strijd en oorlog
» handwapens en accessoires
References
Bibliographic reference
Schoorl: 'Besturen in Ned. Nieuw Guinea' pag. 387 ev. Capetti pag 241 ev.