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2004.218.1

Model based upon knife described in Captain Cook's Voyages: dog jaw bone with replica shark's tooth made from wood tied on one end using plant fibre. [L.Ph 25/11/2004]

2004.218.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model based upon knife described in Captain Cook's Voyages: dog jaw bone with replica shark's tooth made from wood tied on one end using plant fibre. [L.Ph 25/11/2004]
Geographical reference
Unidentified
Unidentified
Person
Maker Henry Balfour
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 2004
Materials and processes
Material Animal Bone, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Stitched, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 128 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2004.218.1

Search terms: Model, Tool, Weapon, Reproduction, Technique, Knife

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