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VANDOO · 21st November 2005, 02:06 AM

ITS A BONE DAGGER FROM NEW GUINEA, THEY ARE USUALLY MADE FROM CASSOWARY BIRD BONE BUT OCCASIONALY HUMAN BONE HAS BEEN USED. THE WOVEN FIBERS GIVE IT AWAY AS IT IS TYPICAL OF NEW GUINEA WORK. SOME HAVE FANCY CARVING AND CLAY HEADS WITH FACES YOURS APPEARS TO BE A OLD FUNCTIONAL ONE MADE FOR NATIVE USE.

21st November 2005, 02:06 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	ITS A BONE DAGGER FROM NEW GUINEA, THEY ARE USUALLY MADE FROM CASSOWARY BIRD BONE BUT OCCASIONALY HUMAN BONE HAS BEEN USED. THE WOVEN FIBERS GIVE IT AWAY AS IT IS TYPICAL OF NEW GUINEA WORK. SOME HAVE FANCY CARVING AND CLAY HEADS WITH FACES YOURS APPEARS TO BE A OLD FUNCTIONAL ONE MADE FOR NATIVE USE.