dagger
Objectcode
EA/14/12
Description (brief)
Dagger carved from casuaris thigh bone. Around the knob of the dagger a net of tree bark fibre is knotted. Attached to the net are a number of chords decorated with seeds. At the end of the chord tufts of casuaris feathers are attached.
Origin(s)
Southern New Guinea
Dimensions (L)
32,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fruit
» seed
» grass seed
» job's tears
Materials thesaurus
» abrus seeds
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» feather
» cassowary feather
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» bone
» bone
» cassowary bone
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category
» wapens, strijd en oorlog
» handwapens en accessoires