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Arts of Africa
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Arts of Africa
Arts of the Americas and Pacific Northwest
Arts of the Ancient World
Arts of the Pacific Islands
Drawings Collection
Medieval and Byzantine Art
Modern and Contemporary Art
Surrealism
Possibly Abelam or Iatmul peoples
Dagger (Amia ava)
, 20th century
Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, probably Middle Sepik River region
Cassowary femur bone
12 ¾ × 1 ¾ × 1 5/8 in. (32.4 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm)
3-D Object/Sculpture
1995-13
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