Hafted Stone Knife
Warumungu
Northern Territory
Australia
about 1900
Pink quartzite and resin
Overall: 5 5/16 × 1 1/2 in. (13.5 × 3.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
49.7.11084
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nathaniel Dominy, Spring 2015
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nate Dominy, Spring 2022
Provenance
Collector unknown; George J. Sandy, "Oakhurst", 26 Thorneyfields Lane, Strafford, England [collection advertised in the Museum Jouirnal, September 1948]; sold to present collection, 1949.
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