New Guinea bone dagger
length: 12 1/4"
From the Dani tribe of Irian Jaya (West New Guinea), Indonesia. Utilitarian
tool made from a pig femur. Handle and sheath braided with woven inner
tree bark fibers and braided red and yellow orchard fibers. Wooden sticks,
adz, and bone tools are some of the impliments used every day by the Dani
people, many of whom are still living in the stone age. This kind of bone
dagger is also used in battle.
blade: 9"
blade width: 7/8"
grip: 3 1/4"
weight: 3 oz
