Knife blade: slate or bedded argillite,w/leaf wrap

Museum number:
11-38491a,b
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Accession number:
Acc.2219
Description:
knife blade of slate or bedded argillite; rectangular, wrapped in original packing material; to clean tubers (taro or yam)
Donor:
Klaus Koch and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Angkruk village, Central Jalemo, West Papua Province, Indonesia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Knives (stone tools)
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Knife blade: slate or bedded argillite,w/leaf wrap, accession number 11-38491a,b, described as knife blade of slate or bedded argillite; rectangular, wrapped in original packing material; to clean tubers (taro or yam)

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