Drill
89-17-67
From: Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 89-17-67 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Yonggom/Muyu |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Rat Jaw |
| Description | Marsupial teeth drill (ba wan ninggambo) (ba = marsupial family, wang = species, ninggambo = teeth). Complete mandible of ba wang marsupial. The whole is used as a drill/awl, but if the mandible splits, or is about to, a wooden haft is attached to the bone. purchased from Dako Watan, Dimin clan, Dome village 4/9/89. Made for collection. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Stuart A. Kirsch, 1989 |
| Other Number | 96 - Other Number |
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