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Rare cutting implement, Torres Strait Islands. Cutting…
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Sydney
Date:
18-Apr-2021
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Rare cutting implement, Torres Strait Islands. Cutting implement, pearlshell ground to sharp edge and engraved with dugongs, possibly used for cutting up dugong. Carved and engraved pearlshell and natural fibre. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. 20. Z.9754. Plate 3, the Torres Strait Collections of A.C.Haddon. Approx. length 14 x 11 cm
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Tribal: S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific