Stone Knife with Sheath
Warumungu
Northern Territory
Australia
about 1890
Pink quartzite and resin and bark sheath with ochres
Overall: 6 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (16.5 × 4 × 0.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
49.7.11085
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Collector unknown, about 1890; George J. Sandy, "Oakhurst", 26 Thorneyfields Lane, Strafford, England [collection advertised in the Museum Journal, September 1948]; sold to present collection, 1949.
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