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Dagger

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Dagger

Date:: late 19th–early 20th century
Geography:: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River
Culture:: Kwanga people
Medium:: Cassowary bone, pigment
Dimensions:: Length 16-1/2 in.
Classification:: Bone/Ivory-Implements
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1974
Accession Number:: 1974.29.1 A

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