Dagger of the Kwanga of Papua New Guinea

[Jack Loomes]

Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River
Culture: Kwanga people
Medium: Cassowary bone, pigment
Dimensions: Length 13 in.
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Implements
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1974
Accession Number: 1974.29.1 I
Provenance: Dr. Robert MacLennan, Lyons, France, 1964–1974

Source: www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/309919