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1938.36.541

Wallaby bone awl. Worked to a sharp point at one end. The distal end is left un-worked. [CW [OPS Move] 18/4/2017]

1938.36.541

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wallaby bone awl. Worked to a sharp point at one end. The distal end is left un-worked. [CW [OPS Move] 18/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Bulolo District
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1937
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Wallaby Bone Animal, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 8 mm, Length: max 124 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.541 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 541

Search terms: Tool, Awl

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