dagger
Objectcode
EA/65/3
Description (brief)
Dagger made of a crocodile's jaw. A net from knotted tree-bark-fibre cord has been attached to the dagger. The net has tufts of casuari feathers and seeds stringed to a cord of tree bark attached to it.
Dimensions (L x W)
56,0 x 30,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fruit
» seed
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» bone
» reptile bone
» crocodile bone
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» bone
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» feather
» cassowary feather
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category
» wapens, strijd en oorlog
» handwapens en accessoires