Cassowary Bone Dagger
20th century
Object PlaceWasera Village, Papua New Guinea
Medium/TechniqueFemur of a cassowary
Credit LineGift of the Howard Lonergan family
Accession number2006.1886
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceLate 1970s, sold by traders in Cairns, Australia, to Howard Lonergan, Concord, NH; 2006, gift of the family of Howard Lonergan to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 22, 2006)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
