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Title: Dagger
Date: late 19th–mid-20th century
Geography: Papua New Guinea, Mensuat region (?), Middle Sepik River
Culture: Mensuat region (?)
Medium: Cassowary bone, feathers, shells, tradecloth, feathers, fiber, plastic beads
Dimensions: Approx., incl. decorations and mount: H. 32 × W. 10 × D. 10 × L. 15 1/2 in. (81.3 × 25.4 × 25.4 × 39.4 cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Implements
Credit Line: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, in honor of Douglas Newton, 1990
Accession Number: 1991.221
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