Pair of pointing bones, Central Australia, c. 1870-1920.

Made:
1870-1920 in Australia
maker:
Unknown
Pointing bone, used by Wakerman tribe of North Australia

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Pointing bone, used by Wakerman tribe of North Australia
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Pointing bone, used by Wakerman tribe of North Australia, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A98618
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
length 196 mm
blunt end: width 17 mm
type:
pointing bones
credit:
Armytage, Edward

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