- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Cassowary bone dagger or knife. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 19/11/2004]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1902
- Date collected
- By 1902
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1902
- Materials and processes
- Material Cassowary Bone Bird, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 225 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1902.79.34
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