Knife with shell blade, Yomandil Tribe, Australia, 1870-1920

Knife with shell blade attached to wooden handle by gum and

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Knife with shell blade attached to wooden handle by gum and
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Knife with shell blade attached to wooden handle by gum and grass fibre, used by Yomandil tribe of North West Australia, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A1653
Materials:
shell, resin and wood
type:
knives
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)