Knife with pointed stone blade and solidified gum handle

Made:
1850-1920 in Australia
maker:
Arrernte people
Knife with pointed stone blade and solidified gum handle

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Knife with pointed stone blade and solidified gum handle
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Knife with pointed stone blade and solidified gum handle, from Arunta tribe, central Australia, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A194636
Materials:
stone and resin
Measurements:
length 140 mm
maximum: width 37 mm
maximum: thickness 22 mm
type:
knives
credit:
Glendining

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