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1902.77.3

Chisel for carving made from a wallaby jaw bone with teeth left in. [SM (Verve) 05/03/2015]

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1902.77.3

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Collection type: Object
Description: Chisel for carving made from a wallaby jaw bone with teeth left in. [SM (Verve) 05/03/2015]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Oro Province Ijivitari District Collingwood Bay
Person: Field collector William Henry Abbot; PRM source William Henry Abbot
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1902
Date collected: By 1902
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1902
Materials and processes: Material Animal Bone
Dimensions: Height: max 51 mm, Length: max 119 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1902.77.3

Search terms: Tool, Animalia, Animal Part

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