Bone Knife

These knives are made of highly polished animal bones. One has a hole drilled at the wide end, indicating that it may have been used as a pendant or other decorative function. One is wrapped in a dark brown cocoon cloth and bound with a single strand of bark fiber.
Title: Bone Knife
Artist: Unknown
Creation Date: 1990s
Geography: Indonesia, Papua
Culture: Dani
Medium: Pig bone, casowary bone
Technique: Carving
Dimensions: 3.1 – 4 x 16.3 – 25.3 cm. (1.22 – 1.57 x 6.42 – 9.96 in.)
Classification: Tools & Equipment
Credit Line: Gift of Fleur Hampton in memory of Dr. O. W. Hampton, 2020
Object ID: H881, H873, H874, H880