- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Cassowary bone dagger. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 19/11/2004]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1893
- Date collected
- By 1893
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 10/11/1893
- Materials and processes
- Material Cassowary Bone Bird, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 326 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1893.73.1
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