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Asmat Cassowary Bird Bone Dagger Ex Museum

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Asmat Cassowary Bird Bone Dagger Ex Museum

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A Long dramatic carved Leg Bone Dagger embellished with cassowary Bird feathers and beads. Asmat peoples, Irian jaya, Western Papua New Guinea. The knife measures 15 inches long. Ex Museum of Oddities, Metamora, Indiana.

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Asmat Cassowary Bird Bone Dagger Ex Museum

Name: Asmat Cassowary Bird Bone Dagger Ex Museum
SKU: 114166137
Price: 110 USD
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