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Cassowary Bone Dagger
Cassowary Bone Dagger

Cassowary Bone Dagger

Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
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 view
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
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)
Headdress (susiu)
Headdress (susiu)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
late 19th century
Shield
Shield
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century, 1950–2000
Shield
Shield
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
Dagger and sheath
Dagger and sheath
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
Club
Club
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
Club with shell ornaments
Club with shell ornaments
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
Club (u'u)
Club (u'u)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
18th century
Image Not Available for Feather box
Feather box
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
Feeding funnel (korere)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
19th–20th century
Image Not Available for Canoe prow
Canoe prow
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
19th–20th century
Helmet mask (kakaparaga)
Helmet mask (kakaparaga)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
late 19th century
Club (u'u)
Club (u'u)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
19th century