Sword
29-89-290
From: Melanesia (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-89-290 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Melanesia (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Sawfish Snout | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Description | The snout of a sawfish mounted in a wooden handle. The lashing appears to pass through the bone blade at one point. The string and the upper part of the haft are smeared with a resinous substance. For sawfish swords without wooden handle see 16122 and 16122a. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Captain D. Lenz, 1917 |
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