Ceremonial saw consisting of wooden stick with row of flints set into black gum at one end

Ceremonial saw consisting of wooden stick with row of flints

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Ceremonial saw consisting of wooden stick with row of flints
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Ceremonial saw consisting of wooden stick with row of flints set into black gum at one end, from Western Australia, 1801-1925

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A166539
Materials:
wood, resin and flint
Measurements:
length 492 mm
max: width 21 mm
stick, max: diameter 21 mm
type:
saws
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)